"Virilism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Development of male secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS in the FEMALE. It is due to the effects of androgenic metabolites of precursors from endogenous or exogenous sources, such as ADRENAL GLANDS or therapeutic drugs.
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D014770
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.971
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virilism" by people in Profiles.
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Isolated mild clitoral hypertrophy may reveal 46,XY disorders of sex development in infancy due to 17?HSD-3 defect confirmed by molecular analysis. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2011 Nov; 27(11):890-4.
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Update on the prenatal diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Feb; 18(2):133-42.
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Prenatal diagnosis for congenital adrenal hyperplasia in 532 pregnancies. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Dec; 86(12):5651-7.
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Prenatal diagnosis and treatment of 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency congenital adrenal hyperplasia resulting in normal female genitalia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1999 Sep; 84(9):3129-34.