CAH

There are multiple definitions:

  1. care at home(English)

  2. congenital adrenal hyperplasia(English)

    • refers to a group of autosomal recessive disorders in which genetic enzyme deficiencies impair normal steroid synthesis. The production of cortisol in the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex occurs in five major enzyme-mediated steps, and deficiency in any one leads to this disorder. The most common form is 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD), which accounts for over 90% of CAH cases. Impaired cortisol synthesis, the common feature to all forms of CAH, leads to chronic elevation of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and overstimulation of the adrenal cortex resulting in adrenal hyperplasia. Impaired enzyme function at each step of adrenal cortisol biosynthesis leads to an increase in precursors and deficient products; aka congenital adrenal hyperplasia (AHC)
    • 21-OHD, ACTH, AHC, SV, 17OHD
    • Congenital disorders, Nephrology, Cortisol, Enzymes, Endocrinology
    • https://doi.org…00892-8.00014-2

  3. chronic active hepatitis(English)

    • an increasingly frequent liver disease that is characterized by diffuse parenchymal inflammation and hepatic cell necrosis, may be caused by viral hepatitis (most commonly hepatitis C virus), autoimmune disorders, and drug-related liver injury. Pulmonary fibrosis and lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis have been reported but are rare
    • HCV
    • Liver disease, Autoimmunity
    • https://doi.org…-3383-5.00093-2

  4. clinical assisted hydration(English)