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Long term follow-up of a 46,XY phenotypic girl with 17alpha-hydroxylase deficiency treated with alternate-day dexamethasone.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jun 1998
Satoh M, Yokoya S, Hashiguchi R, Katsumata N
Abstract excerpt
We report an 18-year-old 46,XY phenotypic girl who has been on alternate-day dexamethasone therapy for 10 years. The patient was seen at our hospital for right-sided inguinal hernia at the age of 4 years. Biopsy of the herniated gonad showed testicular tissue, and the karyotype of the peripheral lymphocytes was 46,XY. The diagnosis of 17alpha-hydroxylase deficiency was established by the evaluation of adrenal...
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