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Pediatrics Endocrinology a940d223

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, most commonly presents as:

A
Male pseudohermaphroditism
B
Female pseudohermaphroditism
C
True hermaphroditism
D
46,XY intersex
High-Yield Explanation
b. Female pseudohermaphrodites(Ref: Nelson 20/e p 2714-2718)Note: Male pseudohermaphrodite is now called 46,XY DSD, while female - 46 XX DSD;So female pseudohermaphrodite is genotypically female (46,XX), whose external genitalia looks like that of a male;In CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency, females have ambiguous genitalia, while males have normal genitalia

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