Absence of Cushingoid phenotype in a patient with Cushing's disease due to defective cortisone to cortisol conversion.

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Cushing's syndrome invariably presents with a classical phenotype comprising central adiposity, prominence of dorsal, supraclavicular and temporal fat pads, bruising, abdominal striae, proximal myopathy, and hypertension. We report the case of a 20-yr-old student with pituitary-dependent Cushing's syndrome who was spared this classical phenotype because of a defect in the peripheral conversion of cortisone to...

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