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A case of congenital adrenal hyperplasia mimicking Cushing's syndrome.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Nov 2012
Kim Hye Jeong, Kang Mira, Kim Jae Hyeon, Kim Sun Wook, Chung Jae Hoon, Min Yong-Ki, Lee Moon-Kyu, Kim Kwang-Won, Lee Myung-Shik
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is characterized by decreased adrenal hormone production due to enzymatic defects and subsequent rise of adrenocorticotrophic hormone that stimulates the adrenal cortex to become hyperplastic, and sometimes tumorous. As the pathophysiology is basically a defect in the biosynthesis of cortisol, one may not consider CAH in patients with hypercortisolism. We report a case of a...
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