Girls with virilisation in childhood: A diagnostic protocol for investigation

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 379-383

  Street, M E ^b   Weber, A ^b   Camacho Hubner C ^a   Perry, L A ^a   Brain, C E ^c   Cotterill, A M ^b   Savage, M O ^a,b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Division of Paediatric Endocrinology   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Girls; Virilisation

Indexed keywords

CORTODOXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADRENARCHE; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 0030988319     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.5.379     Document Type: Article

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