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Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 9/2014

01.09.2014 | Correspondence

5 α-Reductase Type 2 Deficiency — Response to Dihydrotestosterone Gel: Correspondence

verfasst von: Iram Shabir, Eunice Marumudi, Ram Kumar, Angela Ann Joseph, Madan L. Khurana, Manju Mehta, T. Satish Chandra, Ariachery C. Ammini

Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 9/2014

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To The Editor: In the article by Madhavarao et al., recently published in Indian Journal of Pediatrics, the authors have described response to Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) gel in a case with 5 α-reductase 2 deficiency (5αRD). The child was put on three monthly intramuscular testosterone injections (25 mg), which increased the stretched penile length (SPL) to 2.1 cm from initial SPL of 1.3 cm and both the testes descended to labioscrotal folds with increase in rugosity. The authors also reported that the application of DHT gel increased SPL to 3 cm within 1 mo and later to 3.4 cm after 5 mo [1]. …
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Titel
5 α-Reductase Type 2 Deficiency — Response to Dihydrotestosterone Gel: Correspondence
verfasst von
Iram Shabir
Eunice Marumudi
Ram Kumar
Angela Ann Joseph
Madan L. Khurana
Manju Mehta
T. Satish Chandra
Ariachery C. Ammini
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2014
Verlag
Springer India
Erschienen in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Elektronische ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1215-4

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