Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
At a Glance Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) includes a group of autosomal recessive disorders that lead to a deficiency in the steroid synthesis pathway for aldosterone and/or cortisol. The clinical manifestations of CAH are varied and depend, in large part, on the extent of aldosterone or cortisol deficiency. In addition, in some forms of CAH,…