[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Presentation of a case and review of the literature].

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Steroid 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency is an autosomal recessive hereditary defect and one of the causes of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Prenatal exposure to excess androgens results in virilization of the female fetus. Newborn males have normal genitalia. Postnatally, untreated females as well as males present with signs of androgen excess. Three forths of classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency cases do not...

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