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A 5 year old girl presents with hypeension and virilization. There is also finding of hypokalemia what is the diagnosis

A
21-hydroxylase deficiency
B
3-ss hydroxy steroid deficiency
C
11-ss hydroxylase deficiency
D
Conn's disease
High-Yield Explanation
Because 11 beta -hydroxylase defficiency may cause an impairment in the conversion of Deoxycoicosterone to Coicosterone.These may leads to the symptoms. Reference: OP Ghai,essential paediatrics ,8th edition page no 527 fig 17.11

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