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315311 Classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency, simple virilizing form

definition

The simple virilizing form of classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (classical 21 OHD CAH; see this term) is characterized by genital ambiguity and virilization of the external genitalia in females, hypocortisolism and precocious pseudopuberty without salt-wasting.