ea0021p340 | Steroids | SFEBES2009
Stewart Sue
, Narendon Parth
, Hudson Barbara
, Hindmarsh Peter
, Krone Nils
, Arlt Wiebke
Background: Adrenal insufficiency is a well-recognised feature of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).CAH is commonly treated with oral steroid replacement, taken 23 times a day, at doses that aim to reproduce normal diurnal variation. Though acceptable for most patients, this does not control others, resulting in high levels of 17-hydroxyprogesterone-acetate (17OHP), ACTH, and the need for increased doses of steroid replacement, with associated c...