title: [Severe virilization in a postmenopausal woman: a case report].
abstract: Severe postmenopausal virilization is a rare event in clinical practice. To evaluate ovarian or adrenal hyperandrogenism endocrine tests and imaging are useful diagnostic tools. We report a case of a postmenopausal woman with hirsutism and androgenetic alopecia. A malignant cause for the present disorder could be excluded by imaging. Selective venous sampling was administered with increased testosterone level of the right adrenal vein. Right adrenalectomy and right oophorctomy was recommended.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Frauenklinik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. dboehm@uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: D U
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Boehm
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Munz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seufert
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pollow
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010052:Ovariectomy; D017698:Postmenopause; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D014770:Virilism / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone