Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** Congenital adrenal hyperplasia resulting from the deposition of lipid in the adrenal glands due to a defect of intracellular cholesterol transport or metabolism. The condition is characterized by deficiencies of glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and sex steroids: 46,XY infants are undervirilized, whereas 46,XX infants have no genital manifestations.

**Synonyms:** - CLAH