KROK 1 2018 – Question 40 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
On examination the patient presents with hirsutism, moon-shaped face, stretch marks on the abdomen. BP is 190/100 mm Hg, blood glucose is 17,6 mmol/l. What pathology is such clinical presentation characteristic of?
- A. Hypothyroidism
- B. Hyperfunction of the insular apparatus
- C. Gonadal hypofunction
- D. Hyperthyroidism
- E. Adrenocortical hyperfunction
Hint
Combine the fat redistribution, skin striae, hypertension and high glucose, and ask which hormone excess accounts for all of them together.
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