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Endocrine Abstracts (2022) 81 EP940 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.81.EP940

ECE2022 Eposter Presentations Reproductive and Developmental Endocrinology (93 abstracts)

Disorders of sex development 46XY revealed at adult age : A report of three cases and and literature review

Benabdelatif Katia , Malek Iabbassen , Bensalah Meriem & Ould Kablia Samia


Central Military Hospital, Algiers, Algeria


Introduction: Disorders of sex development include a large number of congenital conditions related to unusual chromosomal sex (gonosomal abnormalities), defective testicular development, or abnormal hormone secretion or receptivity, resulting in unusual external and/or internal genitalia development rare. Patients and methods we report 3 cases of disorders of sex development 46XY reveled at adult age. clinical, biological and radiological funding are reported in the following table.

Table 1
Patients1 2 3
Age (years)171616
Assignation sexFFM
Revealing signsPrimary Amenorrheaprimary Amenorrhea Lack of virilization
Tanner stageP5S2P2S1P4 G4 Testis V3 < 4 cc.
EMS557.5
Quigley stage 455
Sinnecker stage4b66
Biology Hight testosteronelow testosterone AMH normal. Testo/DHT: 1.07low testosterone
HCG TestPositif (25 ng/ml)Negatif (0.1 ng/ml)Not done
Diagnostic5-Alpha-Reductase Deficiencyleydig cell hypoplasiaPartiel androgen insensibiltity
Imaging (ultrasound/IRM)Gonads corresponding to testis 33*11 mm in inguinal position without uterus.Gonads corresponding to testis 20*19 mm in inguinal position without uterus Left gonad corresponding to testis 20*25 mm in position scrotal, right gonad 23.9 mm in inguinal position without uterus.
treatmentsurgerysurgeryOrchydopexia + Hypospadias correction
Anapathemature testicular tissue.mature testicular tissue.////
*EMS: external masculinization score.

Conclusion: Disorders of sex development are rare situations that require a rigorous assessment and early treatment. They often are congenital pathologies that have consequences in terms of self-esteem, sexuality and fertility in the future.

Volume 81

European Congress of Endocrinology 2022

Milan, Italy
21 May 2022 - 24 May 2022

European Society of Endocrinology 

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