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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Flashcards

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Signs and symptoms

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Vomiting due to salt wasting leading to dehydration and death

Extreme virilization

Ambiguous genitalia

Early pubic hair

Precocious puberty / failure of puberty to occur

Anovulation

Large clitoris

Shallow vagina

Normal uterus, tubes and ovaries

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Genetics

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Autosomal recessive

Interfere with production of cortisol

Interfere win development of se characteristics

21 hydroxylase deficiency

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Lab tests

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17 hydroxy progesterone - high

Corticotropin stimulation in borderline cases

Genetics

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