Cleft palate and gonadotrophin deficiency.
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چکیده
A boy who had previously had a cleft lip and palate repaired and bilateral orchiopexies presented at 16 years of age with delayed puberty. Isolated gonadotrophin deficiency and testicular hyporesponsiveness to human chorionic gonadotrophin were found. The possibility of bilateral cryptorchidism due to gonadotrophin deficiency should be considered in boys with either cleft lip or palate, or both.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 59 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984