title: Diagnosis and management of the infant with genital ambiguity.
abstract: Clinical management of a child with ambiguous external genitalia requires physicians to consider the immediate management of the condition, as well as parental reactions. They must also obtain the necessary data upon which to make a diagnosis. This review summarizes the most common disorders causing genital ambiguity and suggests approaches toward delineation.
mesh_terms: D013741:3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase / Q000172:deficiency; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D013734:Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000652:urine; D006066:Gonads / Q000002:abnormalities; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000235:genetics; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000172:deficiency; D010641:Phenotype; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases / Q000172:deficiency
chemical_list: D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases; D013741:3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase