A 43 years old woman had complained of increased thirst and appetite, polyuria, headache, irritability. Laboratory findings: glucose level is 6.1-6.5 mmol / l, high level of lactic acid in the blood, elevated excretion of 17-ketosteroids and 17-hydroxycorticosteroids, high level of ACTH. Name of the probable diagnosis is:


Steroid diabetes

Pituitary

Cholesterol

Adrenal cortex

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