Rules for clinical diagnosis in babies with ambiguous genitalia.
Intersex disorders are rare and complex; yet, in each case of genital ambiguity, accurate and expeditious management is required of the clinician. This article reviews the embryology of sexual differentiation, from which some 'rules' of diagnosis are derived. A simplified approach to the interpretation of clinical signs in ambiguous genitalia is presented and discussed.
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Centre for Early Sexual Development, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis