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ea0024bc1.1 | (1) | BSPED2010

Investigation of premature adrenarche reveals a high incidence of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

Kosta K , Gkourogianni A , Alatzoglou K S , Hindmarsh P C , Dattani M T

Background: Premature pubic hair development, with or without manifestations of androgen production, is a common clinical presentation. Premature adrenarche (PA) needs to be differentially diagnosed from congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and may be associated with early development of puberty.Aim: To study the characteristics at presentation, endocrine profile and outcome of patients who presented with premature pubic hair development. We studied retr...