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Manish Jain1, Veeramohan V, Isha Chaudhary, Ashutosh Halder.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Glaucoma; Sertoli Cell Only; Sex-determining Region Y Positive; XX Male Syndrome
Year: 2013 PMID: 23998093 PMCID: PMC3749663 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5186.3169
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Diagn Res ISSN: 0973-709X