Recidivous offence in sadistic homosexual pedophile with karyotype 48, XXXY after testicular pulpectomy. A case report.
The case of recidivous sexual offender with genetically caused mental retardation and primary hypogonadism (Klinefelter's syndrome with karyotype 48, XXXY) is described. He was examined after sadistic abuse of a boy aged 13 that he had committed 19 years after performed testicular pulpectomy. Plasmatic level of testosterone was found 4x higher than mean level in men after orchidectomy. Histological examination of residual scrotal tissues proved that the source of androgens were hyperplastic nodules of extratesticular Leydig cells.
Lachman
M
M
Unit of Sexology, OUNZ, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Brzek
A
A
Mellan
J
J
Hampl
R
R
Starka
L
L
Motlik
K
K
D001706:Biopsy; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D007713:Klinefelter Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010378:Pedophilia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011670:Pulpectomy; D012448:Sadism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012730:Sex Chromosomes; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
D013739:Testosterone