Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

A group of syndromes caused by inherited defects in cortisol (hydrocortisone) and/or aldosterone biosynthesis. There are several types including simple virilizing forms (adrenogenital syndrome), salt-wasting forms, and virilizing hypertension forms depending on the enzyme of defects. Defects in steroid 21-hydroxylase are most common. Other defects occur in steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase, steroid 17-alpha-hydroxylase, or 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases).

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