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Radiographs revealed a unique and gross generalised skeletal dysplasia, unlikely to be confused with any other disorder. This endocrine abnormality comprised hyperadrenocorticism, cushingoid features, and diabetes mellitus in the first case, and premature adrenarche in the second case. 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