Persistent mullerian duct syndrome in a child: case report and review of literature

Persistent mullerian duct syndrome in a child: case report and review of literature

A rare case of male pseudohermaphroditism-persistent mullerian duct syndrome with transverse testicular ectopia – Case report and review of literature

INTRODUCTION Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is a rare type of male pseudohermaphroditism. Transverse testicular ectopia (TTE) is characterized by one testis moving to the opposite side and both testes traversing the same inguinal canal. CASE PRESENTATION An 11-month-old boy presented with bilateral cryptorchidism. The left testis was not palpable; the right testis was canalicular w...

Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome in a Post Orchideopexy Patient with Gyanaecomastia and Hypospadias: A Case Report

Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome (PMDS), a rare form of male pseudohermaphroditism. It is characterized by the persistence of Mullerian duct structures (uterus, fallopian tubes and upper two-thirds of vagina) in otherwise normally virilized males (Karyotype 46XY). The exact cause of PMDS is not known, however it is thought to result from the defect of the synthesis or release of Mullerian inh...

persistent mullerian duct syndrome in a 71-year-old man, case report

persistent mullerian duct syndrome in a 71-year-old man, case report h. salehi md , m.r. vatani baf md received:27/06/06 sent for revision: 11/10/06 received revised manuscript: 07/02/07 accepted: 12/02/07 background and objective: normal sexual differentiation occurs in the 6th embryonic week and in a normal embryonic life. both wolffian and mullerian ducts are present until the onset of sexua...

Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome: A case report and review

Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome is a rare form of internal male pseudohermaphroditism, in which Mullerian duct derivatives (uterus and fallopian tubes) are present in a genotypic (46XY) and phenotypic male. Over 150 cases have been reported, mainly from outside the African setting. This article presents an unexpected case encountered in an African setting. Handicaps in the management were un...