How Is Adrenal Hyperplasia Diagnosed
An Acth Stimulation Test Is Used to Diagnose Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Determine the Type Your Child Has. Blood Samples Are Taken Before and After...
An ACTH stimulation test is used to diagnose congenital adrenal hyperplasia and determine the type your child has. Blood samples are taken before and after giving your child an injection of synthetic ACTH, or adrenocorticotropic hormone, which signals the adrenal glands to release the hormone cortisol.
How is congenital adrenal hyperplasia diagnosed?
An ACTH stimulation test is used to diagnose congenital adrenal hyperplasia and determine the type your child has. Blood samples are taken before and after giving your child an injection of synthetic ACTH, or adrenocorticotropic hormone, which signals the adrenal glands to release the hormone cortisol.
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What causes adrenal hyperplasia?
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is an inherited condition caused by mutations in genes that code for enzymes involved in making steroid hormones in the adrenal glands. The most common enzyme defect, 21-hydroxylase deficiency, leads to excess amounts of male hormones being produced by the adrenal glands.
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