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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
People may need additional doses of medicine during times of stress, such as severe illness or surgery.The health care provider will determine the gender of a baby with ambiguous genitalia by checking the chromosomes( karyotyping). Girls with male...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 9, 2008
Adrenalectomy, a surgical procedure to remove the adrenal glands, is a more radical treatment for people with the salt-losing form of CAH21 who have little or no enzyme activity. This surgery allows people with CAH21 to be treated with lower dose...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
The goal of treatment for CAH is to return the androgen levels to normal. This is usually accomplished through drug therapy, although surgery may be an alternative for children with little or no enzyme activity.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
The goal of treatment for CAH is to return the androgen levels to normal. This is usually accomplished through drug therapy, although surgery is an alternative.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Adrenal virilism caused by adrenal hyperplasia is treated with daily doses of a glucocorticoid. Usually prednisone is the drug of choice, but in infants hydrocortisone is usually given.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Adrenalectomy, a surgical procedure to remove the adrenal glands, is a more radical treatment for people with the salt-losing form of CAH21 who have little or no enzyme activity. This surgery allows people with CAH21 to be treated with lower dose...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
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