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Table 3 Characteristics of confirmed cases

From: The pitfalls associated with urinary steroid metabolite ratios in children undergoing investigations for suspected disorders of steroid synthesis

Sex

Age

Presenting features

Biochemistry

Ratios >95 th percentile

Actual ratio

Diagnosis

M

5y

Subclinical salt wasting

Testosterone 5.1

17HP/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

1.5

21-hydroxylase deficiency

Tall stature and sexual precocity

17 OHP: 443

PT/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

1.1

CYP21A2 mutation

 

Androstenedione NA

PTONE/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

11.5

 
  

THS/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.04

 
  

DHEA/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.14

 
  

(17HP + PT)/(An + Et)

15.1

 
  

(THF + 5αTHF)/THE

16.8

 
  

THB/5αTHB

5.3

 

M

10d

Salt wasting presented with vomiting and weight loss.

17 OHP: NA

17HP/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.2

21-hydroxylase deficiency

 

Androstenedione NA

PT/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.5

CYP21A2 mutation

  

PTONE/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.1

 
  

THE/(THF + 5αTHF)

62.3

 

F

13y

Presented at 8 yrs with exaggerated adrenarche. Not salt wasting

17 OHP: 118

17HP/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.3

21-hydroxylase deficiency

 

Androstenedione 11

PT/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.2

 
  

PTONE/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.1

 
  

DHEA/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.7

 

F

3y

Clitoromegaly with no other signs of virilisation. Not salt wasting

17 OHP 80

17HP/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

18.6

21-hydroxylase deficiency

 

Androstenedione 30

PT/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

37.2

CYP21A2 mutation

  

PTONE/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

21.6

 
  

(17HP + PT)/(An + Et)

36.7

 
  

(An + Et)/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

1.5

 

F

11y

Premature adrenarche. On steroid replacement. Hypertensive.

17 OHP 3

THS/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.1

11β-hydroxylase deficiency

 

Androstenedione 13.3

   
 

DOC – NA

   

F

2 m

Clitoromegaly. Hypertensive.

17 OHP: 3

THS/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.6

11β-hydroxylase deficiency

 

Androstenedione < 1.4

PTONE/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.02

 

M

8y

Bilateral undescended testes, micropenis.

DHT < 0.1

Nil

 

5α − reductase deficiency

Parents consanguineous

Androstenedione 1.5

   
 

Testosterone 0.7

   

M

5y

Glandular hypospadias.

DHT < 0.1

THS/(THE + THF + 5αTHF)

0.04

5α − reductase deficiency

Parents consanguineous.

Androstenedione 1.4

Et/An

5.1

 
 

Testosterone < 0.5

THF/5αTHF

31.8

 
  1. USMR: Urinary steroid metabolite ratio. 17HP: 17-hydroxypregnanolone, PT: pregnanetriol, THE: tetrahydrocortisone, THF: tetrahydrocortisol. 5αTHF: 5α-tetrahydrocortisol. An:androsterone. Et: etiocholanolone. DHEA: dehydroepiandrosteroone. PTONE: pregnanetriolone. THS: tetrahydro-11-deoxycortisol. THB: tetrahydrocorticosterone. 5αTHB: 5α-tetrahydrocorticosterone.