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Idiopathic Non-hormonal Clitoromegaly in a Young Female: A Case Report [PDF]
Clitoromegaly may be either congenital or acquired and is primarily caused by elevated androgen levels during foetal development, childhood, or puberty. We describe an unusual case of clitoromegaly in a young female who presented with genital pruritus,
Naganitya Vangala +4 more
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Background. Preterm ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (POHS) is an uncommon disorder characterized by prematurity, hypogastric and upper leg swelling, high serum estradiol and gonadotropin levels, and ovarian cysts.
Elvan Bayramoğlu +5 more
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Extensive Plexiform Neurofibroma Presenting as Clitoromegaly in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal-dominant disorder with multisystem involvement. Genitourinary involvement of neurofibromatosis type 1 is rare condition and involvement of plexiform neurofibroma can cause painful clitoromegaly. A 9-year-old
Özlem Nalbantoğlu +4 more
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Painful clitoromegaly caused by rare epithelioid hemangioma
► Painful clitoromegaly may be caused by an infiltrating epithelioid hemangioma tumor. ► Epithelioid hemangiomas are usually benign. ► Rare forms are the aggressive epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas or epithelioid angiosarcomas. ► Endocrine and infectious causes of clitoromegaly must be ruled out.
Gray, Heidi J. +2 more
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Persistent unexplained congenital clitoromegaly in females born extremely prematurely [PDF]
Unexplained clitoromegaly is a rare but well recognised feature in girls born premature. Although detected at birth, girls may re-present during childhood to paediatric urologists and gynaecologists who should be aware of this condition. The aim of the study was to describe the clinical findings and management of a series of girls presenting with ...
Williams, CE +3 more
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Acquired Clitoromegaly: A Gynaecological Problem or an Obstetric Complication? [PDF]
Acquired non-hormonal clitoromegaly is a rare condition and is due to benign or malignant tumours and sometimes idiopathic. Few cases of clitoral abscesses have been reported after female circumcision. We hereby report a case of clitoral abscess causing
Mamta Gupta +4 more
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Clitoromegaly: beyond testosterone [PDF]
A 9-year-old girl was presented for evaluation of clitoromegaly (figure 1). There was no evidence of adrenarche, thelarche or accelerated growth. The parents denied a history suggestive of adrenal crisis or progressive hyperpigmentation. On examination, there was clitoral enlargement (3×1 cm), a plexiform neuroma involving right labia majora (figure 1)
Darshana Sudip Thakur +3 more
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We present a case of a woman with a history of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) diagnosed at the age of 12, who was referred to our unit for surgical treatment.
Augusto Rafael Fernandez-Aristi +2 more
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The role of steroidogenesis disorders in developing congenital clitoromegaly
Clitoromegaly is characterized by enlarged clitoris exceeding normal size typical to healthy women that represents a pressing issue in gynecological endocrinology.
N. V. Ivanov +4 more
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Clitoromegaly caused by cavernous hemangioma: A rare case report and review of the literature
Hemangioma is a common benign neoplasm, but a location such as the clitoris is very rare. However, it is very important to differentiate clitoral hemangioma from enlargement of the clitoris secondary to androgen excess. To the best of our knowledge, only
Bita Geramizadeh +2 more
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