ESPE Abstracts

Background: Children with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) require glucocorticoid replacement. In addition to auxological examinations, laboratory measurements of e.g. 17-hydroxyprogesterone and androstenedione in serum are also necessary to assess the required dosage of hydrocortisone. Another possibility for measuring precursor steroids is hair analysis, which has not yet been carried out in children with this issue. The role of so-called 11-ox...