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This report describes a 13-year-old female patient with 11-β-hydroxylase deficiency who was found to have short fourth metatarsals and pulmonary stenosis. The unusual association between these abnormalities and this rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia is presented.
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Ajlouni, K., El-Zaheri, M., Habbab, M. et al. Adrenogenital syndrome due to 11-β-hydroxylase deficiency with skeletal abnormalities and pulmonary stenosis. J Endocrinol Invest 7, 129–132 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03348402
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