Unusual presentation of Klinefelter syndrome

Autor: Chanchal Das, Pranab Kumar Sahana, Nilanjan Sengupta, Mukut Roy, Ranen Dasgupta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 17, Iss 9, Pp 683-684 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2230-8210
2230-9500
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.123567
Popis: Introduction: Klinefelter syndrome usually presents in the puberty and adulthood with its characteristic features. We report a boy who had Klinefelter syndrome with hypospadias and hydrocele. Case Note: Six and half year old boy had complaints of genitourinary problem in the form of hypospadias, small phallus and hydrocele. Karyotyping showed 47,XXY. Conclusion: This case illustrates that Klinefelter syndrome was presented in the infancy with hypospadias and hydrocele which are very uncommon presentation of the disease
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