Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is a group of genetic disorders in which the two adrenal glands do not work properly. Children inherit one gene that causes the disorder from each of their parents. The adrenal glands, located above each kidney, make hormones that are essential for body functions.
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People with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a shortage of one of the enzymes needed for proper function of the adrenal glands. (An enzyme is a protein that causes chemical changes in the body.) Without the enzyme, the adrenal glands produce too little of the hormone cortisone and/or Alston and too much androgen. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia can be severe or mild.
How is congenital adrenal hyperplasia diagnosed?
In the United States and in many other countries, newborns with congenital adrenal hyperplasia checking blood tests. Diagnosis in infancy may include:
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Sometimes, when there is a family history of congenital adrenal hyperplasia has ever had, the fetus is diagnosed before birth. Treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia Prenatal is experimental, and experts recommend it is done only in the context of clinical trials (research studies involving people).
Classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, usually first found in infancy or early childhood, congenital adrenal hyperplasia type is the most severe. In one form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia Classics (body trouble keeping the right amount of salt in the blood), the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortison and alston If left untreated, adrenal hyperplasia congenital classic can cause shock, coma, and death. In other forms of adrenal hyperplasia congenital enzyme deficiencies, the classic is not severe. The adrenal glands make enough I'd like enough Cortisol If there are symptoms in your child's immediate consultation with a doctor .
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