Title Challenges in the diagnosis of XY differences of sexual development /
Authors Bumbulienė, Žana ; Bužinskienė, Diana ; Banuškevičienė, Greta ; Šidlovska, Evelina ; Preikšaitienė, Eglė ; Utkus, Algirdas
DOI 10.3390/medicina58121736
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Is Part of Medicina.. Basel : MDPI. 2022, vol. 58, iss. 12, art. no. 1736, p. [1-8].. ISSN 1010-660X. eISSN 1648-9144
Keywords [eng] primary amenorrhea ; Swyer syndrome ; complete gonadal dysgenesis ; complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
Abstract [eng] Background: We report the clinical case of female patient with 46,XY difference of sexual development (DSD) and discuss the challenges in the differential diagnosis between complete gonadal dysgenesis (also called Swyer syndrome) and complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. Case Presentation: The patient’s with primary amenorrhea gynaecological examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the absence of the uterus and a very short vagina. Two sclerotic structures, similar to ovaries, were recognised bilaterally in the iliac regions. Hormonal assay tests revealed hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and the testosterone level was above normal. The karyotype was 46,XY and a diagnosis of Swyer syndrome was made. At the age of 41, the patient underwent a gynaecological review and after evaluating her tests and medical history, the previous diagnosis was questioned. Therefore, a molecular analysis of sex-determining region Y (SRY) and androgen receptor (AR) genes was made and the results instead led to a definite diagnosis of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. Conclusions: The presented case illustrates that differentiating between complete gonadal dysgenesis and complete androgen insensitivity can be challenging. A well-established diagnosis is crucial because the risk of malignancy is different in those two syndromes, as well as the timing and importance of gonadectomy.
Published Basel : MDPI
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2022
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