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PRECOCIOUS PSEUDOPUBERTY Part of “CHAPTER 83 – ADRENOCORTICAL DISORDERS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ ETIOLOGY AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS Adrenarche is an “adrenal puberty” during which the adrenal cortex acquires the ability…

HYPERCORTISOLISM Part of “CHAPTER 83 – ADRENOCORTICAL DISORDERS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS Cushing syndrome is the clinical manifestation of excess glucocorticoid. Along with the well-known manifestations in adults,…

ADRENOCORTICAL INSUFFICIENCY Part of “CHAPTER 83 – ADRENOCORTICAL DISORDERS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ PRIMARY FORM ETIOLOGY Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Hypoplasia. The most prevalent cause of adrenocortical insufficiency in infancy…

GENERAL PRINCIPLES Part of “CHAPTER 83 – ADRENOCORTICAL DISORDERS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ Alo-ng with the well-known perturbations of fluid, electrolyte, and glucose homeostasis, adrenocortical diseases that occur in children…

ENDOCRINE ASPECTS OF HYPERTENSION Dalila B. Corry Michael L. Tuck SPECTRUM OF HYPERTENSION Hypertension is an extremely common disorder, affecting 15% to 20% of the population. More than 95% of…

ISOLATED HYPOALDOSTERONISM Part of “CHAPTER 81 – HYPOALDOSTERONISM“ Isolated hypoaldosteronism, a selective deficiency of aldosterone secretion without alteration in cortisol production, results in a persistent hyperkalemia, which may be associated…

BARTTER SYNDROME Part of “CHAPTER 80 – HYPERALDOSTERONISM“ CLINICAL FEATURES AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Bartter syndrome includes a number of disorders of tubular transport that may be familial or acquired as a…