Treatment of Nonclassic 11-Hydroxylase Deficiency with Ashwagandha Root.

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Treatment of Nonclassic 11-Hydroxylase Deficiency with Ashwagandha Root.

Case Rep Endocrinol. 2017;2017:1869560

Authors: Powell D, Inoue T, Bahtiyar G, Fenteany G, Sacerdote A

Abstract
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.

PMID: 28713602 [PubMed]

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