hrp0089p2-p004 | Adrenals and HPA Axis P2 | ESPE2018

Hydrocortisone (HC) Dose in Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

Hoyer-Kuhn Heike , Huebner Angela , Richter-Unruh Annette , Oeverink Rudolf , Bettendorf Markus , Rohrer Tilman , Kapelari Klaus , Roehl Friedrich-Wilhelm , Holl Reinhard , Woelfle Joachim , on behalf of the German CAH registry

Background: Recommendations for initial and maintenance dose of HC in CAH differ widely. However, treatment of CAH in young children is complicated by the lack of a suitable low-dose HC preparations.Methods: The German Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (DGKED) initiated a registry for patients with classical CAH (German CAH registry). Anonymized data are transferred for central analysis, including a validation step and a benchmarking r...