Which one of the following drugs is used for fetal therapy of congenital adrenal hyperplasia ?
Correct Answer: Dexamethasone
Description: These patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia require lifelong treatment.Patients with salt wasting and virilizing forms should be treated with hydrocoisone(10-15 mg/m2/day)and fludrocoisone (0.1mg/day).After completion of growth ,synthetic glucocoicoid preperations( dexamethasone,prednisolone)can be used. Reference: OP Ghai,essentiL paediatrics,8 th edition,page no 527
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