Clinical Features of Congenital Adrenal Insufficiency Including Growth Patterns and Significance of ACTH Stimulation Test.

In conclusion, this study showed the importance of understanding the clinical symptoms as well as genetic analysis for early diagnosis and management of congenital adrenal insufficiency. ACTH stimulation test played an important role to support the diagnosis and serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels were significantly elevated in all of the CAH patients. The test will be important for monitoring growth and puberty during follow up of patients with congenital adrenal insufficiency. PMID: 24265530 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: J Korean Med Sci - November 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Koh JW, Kim GH, Yoo HW, Yu J Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research