Diagnostic value of serum testosterone measurement in infancy: two case reports.
The diagnostic value of serum testosterone measurement and hCG stimulation during early infancy is highlighted by describing two unrelated cases in whom such investigations aided diagnosis and management. When performed on infants between 2 and 9 weeks of age, these measurements can provide valuable information on the integrity of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis in male infants and can identify the presence of testicular tissues in babies with abnormal or ambiguous genitalia.
Ismail
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Department of Clinical Chemistry, Pinderfields General Hospital, West Yorkshire, UK.
Walker
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Macfaul
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Gindal
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D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012016:Reference Values; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*; D014770:Virilism / Q000097:blood / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D013739:Testosterone