Adverse Effects of Ramadan Fasting in a Girl with Salt-Losing Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

OBJECTIVE: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is the most common cause of adrenal insufficiency in pediatrics. Chronic glucocorticoid replacement is the mainstay of treatment in the classic forms of CAH, and mineralocorticoid replacement therapy is mandatory in the salt-wasting form. Fasting is a...

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Published in:Case Rep Endocrinol
Main Authors: Calcaterra, Valeria, Bassanese, Francesco, Clemente, Andrea Martina, Amariti, Rossella, Regalbuto, Corrado, Sala, Anna, Zuccotti, Gian Vincenzo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi 2020
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7785353/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33457025
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6688927
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