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Infants and toddlers with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) are at high risk for morbidity/mortality arising from life‐threatening adrenal crisis. Management of acute illnesses in CAH requires an understanding of… Click to show full abstract
Infants and toddlers with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) are at high risk for morbidity/mortality arising from life‐threatening adrenal crisis. Management of acute illnesses in CAH requires an understanding of factors leading to emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations in the first few years of life. We, therefore, examined adrenal crisis at prehospital and ED stages of illness in young children with CAH as they related to medical outcomes.
Keywords:
adrenal hyperplasia;
abnormalities stress;
infants toddlers;
congenital adrenal;
electrolyte abnormalities
Journal Title: Clinical Endocrinology
Year Published: 2023
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Journal Title: Clinical Endocrinology
Year Published: 2023
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