Apparent cortisone reductase deficiency: a unique form of hypercortisolism.

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We describe two female siblings who had production of cortisol (F; as determined from excretion of urinary metabolites) high enough to give rise to Cushing's disease, but who had no clinical indications of the condition. The teenage patients were hirsute as a result of adrenal hyperandrogenism. A notable feature of the condition was the elevated excretion of corticosteroid metabolites with 11-carbonyl groups and...

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