Current Paediatrics
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 120-127, April 2003

Disorders of the adrenal cortex in childhood

  • C. Moudiotis (Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Endocrinology)
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  • J.T. Warner (Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist)

      Affiliations

Department of Paediatrics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

Abstract 

The adrenal cortex is involved in steroid hormone biosynthesis and produces mineralocorticoid, glucocorticoid and androgen hormones. This article will review common clinical scenarios caused by disorders of the adrenal cortex, including: Cushing syndrome, primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease), endocrine hypertension, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and premature virilization.

Keywords: adrenal cortex, Cushing syndrome, primary adrenal insufficiency, Addison disease, hypertension, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, premature virilization

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  • f1 Correspondence to: JTW. Tel: +44(0) 01865 221488; E-mail: justin.warner@orh.anglox.nhs.uk

PII: S0957-5839(02)90425-2

doi:10.1054/cupe.2002.0425

Current Paediatrics
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 120-127, April 2003

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