An 18 year old girl is found to be hypeensive. She has a masculine body and clitoromegaly. Which of the following condition causes hyperandrogenism and hypeension?
Correct Answer: 11-hydroxylase deficiency
Description: Some patients with hyperandrogenism and hypeension have 11-hydroxylase deficiency. This is distinguished from coisol resistance by high coisol serum levels in the latter and by high serum 11-deoxycoisol levels in the former. Ref: Fitzgerald P.A. (2013). Chapter 26. Endocrine Disorders. In M.A. Papadakis, S.J. McPhee, M.W. Rabow (Eds), CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2013.
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