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8.7 Longitudinal assessment of illnesses, stress dosing and illness sequelae in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

D El-Maouche , CJ Hargreaves , N Sinaii , A Mallappa , P Veeraraghavan , DP Merke

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018; 103(6):2336-2345Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by impaired cortisol production in the adrenal cortex. Classic CAH represents the most common cause of primary adrenal insufficiency in childhood (10). Infant mortality in patients with CAH has decreased since the advent of...