title: The Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome and Glaucoma in a Sex - Determining Region Y (SRY) Positive XX Infertile Male.
abstract: The XX male syndrome is a rare genetic disorder. The phenotype is variable; it ranges from a severe impairment of the external genitalia to a normal male phenotype with infertility. It generally results from an unequal crossing over between the short arms of the sex chromosomes (X and Y). We are reporting a case of a 38-year-old man who presented with infertility and the features of hypogonadism and glaucoma. The examinations revealed normal external male genitalia, soft small testes, gynaecomastia and glaucoma. The semen analysis showed azoospermia. The serum gonadotropins were high, with low Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH) and Inhibin B levels. The chromosomal analysis demonstrated a 46, XX karyotype. Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization (FISH) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) revealed the presence of a Sex-determining Region Y (SRY). Testicular Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) revealed the Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome (SCOS). The presence of only Sertoli Cells in the testes, with glaucoma in the XX male syndrome, to our knowledge, has not been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Scientist, Department of Reproductive Biology, AIIMS , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Veeramohan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: V
authors.forename: Isha
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Ashutosh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halder
keywords: Glaucoma; Sertoli Cell Only; Sex-determining Region Y Positive; XX Male Syndrome