All issues > Volume 32(8); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(8):1174-1179. Published online August 31, 1989.

A Case of True Hermaphroditism.

Hi Young Chun¹, Won Suk Suh¹, Byung Churl Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea

Received: January 27, 1989;  Accepted: March 27, 1989.

Abstract

A hermaphrodite in an individual in whom both testicular and ovarian tissues are present. A 15-year old boy presented with breast development and hypospadias. On physical examination, his height, weight, and arm span were normal. He had stage 4 breast development and normal pubic (stage 4) and axillary hair. He also had hypospadias in spite of corrective surgery 2 times. And his karyotype was 46,XX. He presented serum testosterone level of normal male adult and serum estradiol level of normal female adult. Diagnosis was made by physical examination, cytogenetic analysis, endocrinologic evaluation and exploratory laparatomy with biopsy. We found both ovotestis without a uterus in the operation. A brief review of related literature is also presented.

Keywords :True Hermaphroditism