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An unexpected diagnosis in children with male phenotype and bilateral nonpalpable gonad: congenital adrenal hyperplasia with female genotype.
Pediatric surgery international - 1 Jul 2013
Kırlı Elif Altınay, Karnak İbrahim, Ciftci Arbay Ozden, Kandemir Nurgün, Tanyel F Cahit, Şenocak Mehmet Emin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Female pseudohermaphroditism is the most frequent form of ambiguous genitalia in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). However, a small group of children with complete urethral development in contrast to 46XX karyotype can be encountered. We aimed to define the characteristics of patients with 46XX CAH but having fully developed male external genitalia. METHODS: The records of 11 children...
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