title: Premature pubarche in a child with abnormal 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase function and Klinefelter syndrome: the intriguing relationship between androgen deficiency and excess.
abstract: Disorders of androgen excess may coexist with disorders of androgen deficiency, such as Klinefelter syndrome, and can create diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Baystate Medical Center Springfield Massachusetts USA.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gortakowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Baystate Medical Center Springfield Massachusetts USA.
authors.forename: Rushika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Conroy
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Baystate Medical Center Springfield Massachusetts USA.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Baystate Medical Center Springfield Massachusetts USA.
authors.forename: Holley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Allen
keywords: 3β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency; Klinefelter syndrome; premature pubarche