title: [A case of Kallmann syndrome: usefulness of the aging male's symptoms rating scale for assessment of subjective symptoms].
abstract: We report a case of Kallmann syndrome in which the aging male's symptoms rating scale (AMS) was useful for assessment of subjective symptoms. A 30-year-old male was admitted to Tsukuba University Hospital with a complaint of delayed puberty in May 2003. He presented with hypogonadism, gynecomastia and anosmia. The plasma levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and testosterone were very low. However, the LH-releasing hormone test and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) loading test identified normal function of pituitary and Leydig cell. After 12 months of treatment with hCG and human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG), the amount of pubic hair and the volume of testes had increased as well as the level of serum testosterone. The total score of AMS after treatment has been improved from 39 to 20 as compared with that before treatment.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suetomi
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inai
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manabe
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimazui
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akaza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017436:Kallmann Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008596:Menotropins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010410:Penile Erection
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D008596:Menotropins