Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Introduction

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a genetic disease that affects the adrenal glands. The production of several important hormones is blocked. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology) ... more about Congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Congenital genetic disease with insufficiency of the adrenal glands. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is available below.

Symptoms of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

• Masculinization of genitals
• Male-looking genitals at birth even for female newborns:
  • Enlarged clitoris - appearing similar to a penis
  • Fused labia - often appearing similar to a scrotum
• Enlarged adrenal glands - they grow because they try to work harder to produce more hormone (stimulated by the pituitary gland hormones)
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 25 symptoms of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Home Diagnostic Testing

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• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
  • Home Fever Tests
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  • Home Flu Tests
• Adrenal Gland Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Adrenal Function Testing
  • Home Thyroid Function Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• more tests...»

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Congenital adrenal hyperplasia:

• Neonatal death (see Death)
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia:

• Urinary Care & Incontinence
• Bladder
• more product offers...»

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Urinary & Bladder Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Incontinence -- Undiagnosed
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Interstitial Cystitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Prostate Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Child Health Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Autism -- Undiagnosed
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Whooping Cough -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine
  • Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Specialists)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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• Kidney Dialysis Centers -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Ratings and Reports
• Kidney Health (Nephrology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Causes of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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Treatments for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

• Cortisone
• Salt balance restoration
• Plastic surgery - to feminize female genitals
• more treatments...»

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Medical research articles related to Congenital adrenal hyperplasia include:

• Would longterm use of oral corticosteroids in congenital adrenal hyperplasia increase the risk of osteoporosis? If yes, do they need to be screened and when?
• Gonadal Disorders: Hirsutism
• Hypospadias. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.
• Would longterm use of oral corticosteroids in congenital adrenal hyperplasia increase the risk of osteoporosis? If yes, do they need to be screened and when?
• Mineralocorticoid
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Reseach about Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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Clinical Trials for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia include:

• Three Drug Combination Therapy Versus Conventional Treatment of Children With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Flutamide and Testolactone,Deslorelin
• Natural History Study of Patients With Excess Androgen - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Brain Imaging of Childhood Onset Psychiatric Disorders, Endocrine Disorders and Healthy Children - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Catecholamine Reserve and Exercise Tolerance in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Calcium Channels as Therapeutic Targets - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Nifedipine
• more trials...»

See full list of 14 Clinical Trials for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Statistics for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

• Medical statistics for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Death and Mortality statistics for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Society statistics for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Broader Related Topics

• Hyperplasia
• Adrenal disorders
• Genetic Disease
• Intersex conditions
• more types...»

Types of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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Article Excerpts about Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a genetic disease that affects the adrenal glands. The production of several important hormones is blocked. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

Definitions of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia:

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, or a subtype of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Congenital adrenal hyperplasia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet