Abordagem da hiperplasia adrenal congênita pela deficiência da enzima 21-hidroxilase em crianças e adolescentes: revisão

Objective: To describe the diagnosis and clinical management of 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OH-D), in the current context of including the disease in neonatal screening programs, as well as genetic, pathophysiological characteristics, and manifestations in childhood and adolescence. Data Source: In...

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Authors: Cristina Botelho Barra, Ivani Novato Silva
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/69091
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5935/2238-3182.2022e32209
http://hdl.handle.net/1843/69091
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4356-9806
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3585-4917
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Hiperplasia Adrenal Congênita
Triagem Neonatal
Deficiência da 21-Hidroxilase
Glucocorticoide
Polimorfismos do Gene NR3C1
Hiperplasia
Genética
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Summary:Objective: To describe the diagnosis and clinical management of 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OH-D), in the current context of including the disease in neonatal screening programs, as well as genetic, pathophysiological characteristics, and manifestations in childhood and adolescence. Data Source: Integrative review performed in MEDLINE (PubMed), LILACS (BVS), Scopus, Web of Science databases in the last twenty years, in English and Portuguese; target population: children from early childhood to adolescence; with the use of the terms “neonatal screening”; “congenital adrenal hyperplasia”; “21-hydroxylase deficiency”; “glucocorticoid”; “polymorphisms of the NR3C1 gene”. Data Synthesis: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of diseases characterized by enzyme deficiencies in adrenal cortex steroidogenesis. 21OH-D is responsible for 95% of cases and, if not treated early, can lead to death in the neonatal period in its classic form. Neonatal screening for CAH consists of measuring the precursor 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) in the blood of newborns, allowing rapid diagnostic confirmation and institution of therapy. The implementation of neonatal screening is an advance, but the control of pediatric patients with 21OH-D is complex and must always be individualized. Conclusion: The institution of newborn screening programs for CAH has benefits for the prognosis of children with 21OH-D. Its management is multi-professional, individualized and still a challenge even for the specialist. Wide dissemination of knowledge about the disease is desirable to allow better management of these children, especially girls with the disease who have atypical genitalia.