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Achard-Thiers syndrome



Achard-Thiers syndrome
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 E25.9
ICD-9 255.2
DiseasesDB 33820

Achard-Thiers syndrome combines the features of Adrenogenital syndrome and Cushing syndrome. It is also known as diabetic-bearded woman syndrome (diabète des femmes à barbe).

The disease is named for Emile Achard and Joseph Thiers.

Clinical features

Achard-Thiers syndrome affects mostly postmenopausal women and comprises diabetes mellitus, deep voice, hirsutism or hypertrichosis, clitoral hypertrophy and adrenal cortical hyperplasia or adenoma. Patients often also have amenorrhoea, hypertension and osteoporosis.

References

  • B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). Dictionary of Medical Eponyms. Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7
  • Who Named It?
 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Achard-Thiers_syndrome". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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