Male pseudohermaphroditism secondary to panhypopituitarism

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-155

  Burgner, D P ^a,b   Kinmond, S ^g,h   Wallace, A M ^d,e   Young, D G ^c   Forest, M G ^f   Donaldson, M D C ^a,b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Yorkhill Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

^c Univ Dept of Paediatric Surgery

^d GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e Institute of Biochemistry

^f HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^g Ayrshire Central Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^h Department of Paediatrics ^*

Author keywords

Ambiguous genitalia; Panhypopituitarism

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOSPADIAS; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MICROPENIS; NEWBORN; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM;

EID: 0029794234     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.75.2.153     Document Type: Article

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