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Is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia A Rare Disease?

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2014

Question: Is congenital adrenal hyperplasia a rare disease? And is being born with a ambiguous genitalia is that even more rare? Can this disease be a fluke where a child gets it?

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (2 days later)

Brief Answer:
It is not rare

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is not a rare disease.
Ambiguous genitalia are even more common.

I did not understand the third question. If you can re-phrase the third question, I will be better able to help.

Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (3 minutes later)

Thank you for your time and your help.

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Thanks

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for consulting me.

Take care

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar