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==Overview==
==Overview==
Treatment for 11β-hydroxylase deficiency in children is administration of [[glucocorticoids]]. The response to therapy should be monitored by laboratory tests and clinical findings. The treatment option in women is spironolactone. If pregnancy is not desired, [[spironolactone]] plus [[oral contraceptive pills]] can be combined with replacement doses of [[hydrocortisone]]. In adult males, replacement doses of [[hydrocortisone]] should be administered to avoid the development of [[Adrenal tumor|adrenal rest tumors]].


==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
As with other forms of CAH, the primary therapy of 11β-hydroxylase deficient CAH is lifelong [[glucocorticoid]] replacement in sufficient doses to prevent [[adrenal insufficiency]] and suppress excess mineralocorticoid and androgen production.
* Treatment for 11β-hydroxylase deficiency in children is [[glucocorticoids]] as followings:
** Preferred regimen (1): [[Hydrocortisone]] 10 to 25 mg/m2 [[body surface area]]/day PO
** Preferred regimen (2): [[Hydrocortisone|Prednisolone]]  0.1 mg/kg/day PO
** Preferred regimen (3): [[Dexamethasone]] up to 0.5 mg/day PO


Salt-wasting in infancy responds to intravenous saline, dextrose, and high dose [[hydrocortisone]], but prolonged [[fludrocortisone]] replacement is usually not necessary. The hypertension is ameliorated by glucocorticoid suppression of DOC.
* The response to therapy should be monitored by:
** Laboratory tests such as serum [[DHEAS]], [[potassium]] levels, and [[Deoxycortisol|11-deoxycortisol]].
** Clinical findings such [[virilization]], [[growth]] velocity, and [[bone age]].
* [[Glucocorticoid]]-related side effects such as [[bruising]], [[weight gain]], and [[glucose intolerance]] should be monitored.
 
* [[Genital]] malformations in females may require surgical correction with one or more surgeries and vaginal dilation.
 
* In women with 11β-hydroxylase deficiency, [[androgen]] excess and [[hypertension]] are indications for treatment. The treatment option in this groups:
** Preferred regimen (1): [[Spironolactone]] 25 to 200 mg/day PO
** If [[pregnancy]] is not desired, [[oral contraceptive pills]] can be combined with [[hydrocortisone]].
 
* In adult males, replacement doses of [[hydrocortisone]] should be administered to avoid the development of [[Adrenal tumor|adrenal rest tumors]].<ref name="pmid28576284">{{cite journal |vauthors=El-Maouche D, Arlt W, Merke DP |title=Congenital adrenal hyperplasia |journal=Lancet |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2017 |pmid=28576284 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31431-9 |url=}}</ref>


Long term [[glucocorticoid]] replacement issues are similar to those of [[congenital adrenal hyperplasia|21-hydroxylase CAH]], and involve careful balance between doses sufficient to suppress androgens while avoiding suppression of growth. Because the enzyme defect does not affect [[sex steroid]] synthesis, gonadal function at puberty and long-term fertility should be normal if adrenal androgen production is controlled. See [[congenital adrenal hyperplasia]] for a more detailed discussion of androgen suppression and fertility potential in adolescent and adult women.
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Overview

Treatment for 11β-hydroxylase deficiency in children is administration of glucocorticoids. The response to therapy should be monitored by laboratory tests and clinical findings. The treatment option in women is spironolactone. If pregnancy is not desired, spironolactone plus oral contraceptive pills can be combined with replacement doses of hydrocortisone. In adult males, replacement doses of hydrocortisone should be administered to avoid the development of adrenal rest tumors.

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  • Genital malformations in females may require surgical correction with one or more surgeries and vaginal dilation.

References

  1. El-Maouche D, Arlt W, Merke DP (2017). "Congenital adrenal hyperplasia". Lancet. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31431-9. PMID 28576284.