ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: This paper reviews the incidence of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) across 58 studies (31 countries). The overall CAH incidence was 1:9498. Geographic variation was observed with a higher incidence in Eastern Mediterranean and South-East Asia and a lower incidence in countries of the Western Pacific region.Untreated CAH is a recessive condition associated with high mortality and morbidity and early diagnosis and management are key. Un...