The bearded woman.
Achard-Thiers syndrome
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.
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
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