KROK 1 2008 – Question 57 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A girl is diagnosed with adrenogenital syndrome (pseudohermaphroditism). This pathology was caused by hypersecretion of the following adrenal hormone:
- A. Androgen
- B. Adrenalin
- C. Cortisol
- D. Estrogen
- E. Aldosterone
Hint
Think about which adrenal hormone could masculinise the external genitalia of a genetically female child; the usual cause is a congenital enzyme defect in adrenal steroid synthesis.
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