Devastating Salt-wasting Crisis in a Four-month-old Male Child with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Highlighting the Essence of Neonatal Screening
Nagaspurthy Anugu Reddy1, Sucheta Sharma2, Mainak Das3, Ashutosh Kapoor4, Upasana Maskey5*
1. Suraksha Women and Children Hospital, Hyderabad India (ORCID-0000-0002-2356-1623) Email- reddyspurthy@gmail.com
2. Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar (ORCID- 0000-0001-9205-0889) Email- sharmasucheta1994@gmail.com
3. Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata India (ORCID- 0000-0001-6838-4678) Email- mainakusmle1999@gmail.com
4. NHS, UK (ORCID- 0000-0002-2898-2881) Email- ashu.kap89@gmail.com
5. Everest Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal (ORCID- 0000-0002-3106-4037) Email- upasnamaskey@gmail.com
*Corresponding Author: Upasana Maskey
Key Message- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia although rare can present with a devastating salt-wasting crisis, virilization of females, and failure to thrive. Early diagnosis through screening at birth can yield better outcomes. This case highlights the need for mandatory screening in low and middle-income countries.