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My baby boy born at 35th week, on day 2 newborn screening his 17 ohp came very high 109 ng/ml when he was in nicu for mild RDS. On retest at day 31th it came down to 11 ng/ml (range till 8 ng/ml). Also on day 31th test testosterone, renin, sodium, potassium & chloride came normal. But DHEAS came very high 1426 ug/dl. Baby cried tremendously before and during this blood drawn.
Our doctor says it's a transient elevation and will be normal by a couple of months. Also he has doubts about DHEAS value as it's not matching with other test results or with any clinical symptoms. Now the baby is 3 months old and by God's grace no abnormal symptoms.
Kindly suggest if this is concerning and what we should do.
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
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Repeat DHEAS again
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Dr. Shebin C E
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The high 17-OHP and DHEAS values are likely transient elevations that will normalize. The baby's lack of clinical symptoms and the normal retest of 17-OHP, as well as the normal levels of other hormones (testosterone, renin, etc.), support this conclusion. The doctor's doubt about the DHEAS value further suggests it may not be a cause for concern. The baby is currently 3 months old and is described as having no abnormal symptoms, which is a positive sign. However, it would be best to continue with follow-up
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