Altamash Shaikh, Kumar K V S Hari
Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Department of Endocrinology, Command Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Dec;17(Suppl 3):S685-7. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.123568.
Disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD) are among the challenging problems in the field of endocrinology. When presenting late in an adult the therapeutic as well as diagnostic issues may be different and difficult. Bilateral anorchia is rare. The desire of future parenting is a real challenge when such patients ask for their own biological generations. This case depicts the late presentation of DSD in an anorchid adult and the management issues.
性分化障碍(DSD)是内分泌学领域中具有挑战性的问题之一。当在成人期出现较晚时,治疗和诊断问题可能会有所不同且较为困难。双侧无睾症很罕见。当这类患者希望拥有自己的亲生后代时,未来生育的愿望是一个真正的挑战。本病例描述了一名无睾症成年患者DSD的晚期表现及管理问题。