"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virilism" by people in Profiles.
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Motaghedi R, Betensky BP, Slowinska B, Cerame B, Cabrer M, New MI, Wilson RC. 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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Kunz GJ, Klein KO, Clemons RD, Gottschalk ME, Jones KL. Virilization of young children after topical androgen use by their parents. Pediatrics. 2004 Jul; 114(1):282-4.
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Cerame BI, Newfield RS, Pascoe L, Curnow KM, Nimkarn S, Roe TF, New MI, Wilson RC. 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.
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Derman RJ. Androgen excess in women. Int J Fertil Menopausal Stud. 1996 Mar-Apr; 41(2):172-6.
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Ayalon D, Graif M, Hetman-Peri M, Abramowicz J, Eckstein N, Vagman I, Papo J, Itzhak Y, Caspi E. Diagnosis of a small ovarian tumor (androgen secreting) by magnetic resonance: a new noninvasive procedure. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Oct; 159(4):903-5.
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Russell JB, Lambert SJ, Taylor KJ, DeCherney AH. Androgen-producing hilus cell tumor of the ovary. Detection in a postmenopausal woman by duplex Doppler scanning. JAMA. 1987 Feb 20; 257(7):962-3.
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Shore RN, DeCherney AH, Stein KM, Heaton CL. The empty sella syndrome. Virilization in a 59-year-old woman. JAMA. 1974 Jan 07; 227(1):69-70.