Treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia includes all except: (A) Dexamethasone is drug of choice given prenatally to all mothers as prophylaxis, (B) Prenatal treatment poses risk of failure to thrive, (C) Treatment should be given to only those mothers with an affected female child, (D) In newborn hydrocortisone is given upto childhood period
Answer is A. Dexamethasone is the drug of choice for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. It should be given to prevent fetal female genital virilisation, to only those mothers with an affected female child.