ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

N Engl J Med. 2020; 383(13): 1248–1261.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32966723/Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is one of the most common autosomal recessive disorders. Patients with CAH have cortisol deficiency and in its most severe form, a potentially lethal aldosterone deficiency.In this review, the authors describe the c...

Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2020; 16(10): 578–589.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32724183/In this review, the authors discuss the pathogenesis and treatment of primary aldosteronism (PA), the most frequent form of secondary hypertension (affecting 5% of patients with hypertension in primary care and 10–20% of those referred to specialist care). The pathophysiological basis of PA is auton...