Male Pseudohermaphroditism

Male Pseudohermaphroditism

Male pseudohermaphroditism secondary to panhypopituitarism.

An infant with a 46XY karyotype was born with ambiguous genitalia, including microphallus and perineal hypospadias. A female gender was assigned due to extreme failure of development of the external genitalia. Subsequent investigations demonstrated panhypopituitarism, and it is believed that severe gonadotrophin deficiency was responsible for the intersex state. This case illustrates the need t...

Male Pseudohermaphroditism Presented with Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Torsades de pointes is a life-threatening arrhythmia associated with a number of causes, but is very rare among endocrinologic disorders. We report a case of male pseudohermaphroditism with hyperaldosteronism due to a 17α-hydroxylase deficiency presented with sudden cardiac arrest.

Male pseudohermaphroditism in dogs: three case reports

Three Cocker Spaniel dogs, 2–3 months old, weighing 3–4 kg, were presented to the Chonbuk Animal Medical Centre, Chonbuk National University, with intersex anomalies. Physical, radiological, gross, histological, hormonal and cytogenetic studies were performed. Physical examination of the external genitalia revealed that the dogs possessed the vulva with an enlarged clitoris protruding from the ...

Male pseudohermaphroditism in a child with Down's syndrome.

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