Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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)

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Causes of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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Treatments for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

• Cortisone
• Salt balance restoration
• Plastic surgery - to feminize female genitals

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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

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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