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ea0039oc2.2 | Oral Communications 2 | BSPED2015

Inguinal hernia repair in a girl, a missed opportunity to diagnose 17β-HSD

Jamil Syed Furrukh , Cheetham Tim

17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency (17β-HSD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of sexual development affecting testosterone biosynthesis. Affected individual typically present with genital ambiguity at birth, inguinal gonads or excessive virilisation at puberty in a phenotypic female.Case: We present a case of a 14-year-old girl who was referred by the GP because of concerns about upper lip hair growth and deepening of her voice. ...