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Microcephaly with ambiguous genitalia

Author(s) -

Ibrahim Aliyu

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

medical journal of dr d y patil university

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2278-7119

pISSN - 0975-2870

DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.169920

Subject(s) - microcephaly , ambiguous genitalia , external genitalia , sex organ , hypoglycemia , medicine , male genitalia , pediatrics , psychology , developmental psychology , endocrinology , anatomy , biology , zoology , genetics , diabetes mellitus

Ambiguous external genitalia could cause parental emotional trauma especially in an African setting where early gender assignment is an integral part of our culture. The most common cause of ambiguous external genital in Nigeria is 21-hydroxylase deficiency and depending on the severity of the enzyme deficiency, it may present with an isolated ambiguous external genital while in severe cases it may manifest with electrolyte deficiency and hypoglycemia; however its association with microcephaly is a rare phenomenon. Therefore, the case an 8-month old child whose parents had lost two other children to similar disorder is reported

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