Treatment of Nonclassic 11-Hydroxylase Deficiency with Ashwagandha Root

Treatment of Nonclassic 11-Hydroxylase Deficiency with Ashwagandha Root

An elderly woman presented with acne and male pattern alopecia, which upon diagnostic evaluation was found to be due to nonclassic 11-hydroxylase deficiency. We previously reported that Ashwagandha root ameliorates nonclassic 3-β-ol dehydrogenase and aldosterone synthase deficiencies. This is the fi...

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Main Authors: Daniel Powell, Taiga Inoue, Gül Bahtiyar, Gabriel Fenteany, Alan Sacerdote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1869560
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spelling doaj-07d37be4fa704a5e9868e9eaaff049772020-11-24T22:34:41ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Endocrinology2090-65012090-651X2017-01-01201710.1155/2017/18695601869560Treatment of Nonclassic 11-Hydroxylase Deficiency with Ashwagandha RootDaniel Powell0Taiga Inoue1Gül Bahtiyar2Gabriel Fenteany3Alan Sacerdote4Department of Medicine, New York City Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, 760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USADepartment of Medicine, New York City Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, 760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USADepartment of Medicine, New York City Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, 760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USADepartment of Medicine, New York City Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, 760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USADepartment of Medicine, New York City Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, 760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USAAn elderly woman presented with acne and male pattern alopecia, which upon diagnostic evaluation was found to be due to nonclassic 11-hydroxylase deficiency. We previously reported that Ashwagandha root ameliorates nonclassic 3-β-ol dehydrogenase and aldosterone synthase deficiencies. This is the first report of its use being associated with amelioration of nonclassic 11-hydroxylase deficiency, where its apparent effects appear to be dose-related.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1869560
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title_short Treatment of Nonclassic 11-Hydroxylase Deficiency with Ashwagandha Root
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description An elderly woman presented with acne and male pattern alopecia, which upon diagnostic evaluation was found to be due to nonclassic 11-hydroxylase deficiency. We previously reported that Ashwagandha root ameliorates nonclassic 3-β-ol dehydrogenase and aldosterone synthase deficiencies. This is the first report of its use being associated with amelioration of nonclassic 11-hydroxylase deficiency, where its apparent effects appear to be dose-related.
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