Klinefelter’s Syndrome with Hypospadias and Bilateral Cryptorchidism
Author(s) -
Masatoshi Moriyama,
Yutaka Senga,
Yoshiaki Satomi
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
urologia internationalis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0399
pISSN - 0042-1138
DOI - 10.1159/000281364
Subject(s) - hypospadias , medicine , klinefelter syndrome , penis , abnormality , external genitalia , karyotype , chromosomal abnormality , gynecology , physical examination , anatomy , endocrinology , surgery , chromosome , biology , psychiatry , gene , biochemistry
A 3-year-old boy was found to have abnormality of the external genitalia at birth. Physical examination revealed hypospadias penis and bilateral cryptorchidism. Chromosomal analysis of peripheral blood showed the karyotype of 47,XXY, and the diagnosis of Klinefelter's syndrome associated with hypospadias and cryptorchidism was made. Klinefelter's syndrome is rare in infancy.
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