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GYNECOMASTIA [3 records]

Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A peculiar, deeply furrowed, lion-like appearance of the face, seen in certain cases of advanced lepromatous leprosy and in other diseases associated with facial edema such as coast erysipelas, a cutaneous manifestation of onchocerciasis seen in Central America.

CONT

Lepromatous Leprosy(LL).... Often there are no obvious lesions, but the skin looks shiny and "full, "as the dermis is expanded with macrophages containing bacilli. This is particularly prominent on the ears, eyebrows, and face, giving rise to an appearance called "leonine facies. "Eyebrow loss is frequent; a saddle nose deformity may result from cartilage destruction; gynecomastia from reduced

OBS

Can be seen in pachydermoperiostitis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Hypertrophie cutanée, en bourrelets, de la face, survenant dans la lèpre de forme lépromateuse et donnant au visage des traits qui évoquent une tête de lion.

OBS

Peut s'observer dans la pachydermopériostose.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 2 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Histology
  • The Genitals
DEF

A chromosomal anomaly with chromosome count 47, XXY sex chromosome constitution; buccal and other cells are usually sex chromatin-positive; patients are male in development, but with seminiferous tubule dysgenesis, elevated urinary gonadotropins, variable gynecomastia, eunuchoid habitus; some patients are chromosomal mosaics, with 2 or more cell lines of different chromosome constitution.(STEME)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histologie
  • Organes génitaux
DEF

Dysgénésie gonadique masculine due à une anomalie gonosomique avec excès de chromosomes X dont la variété caryotypique la plus fréquente est 47,XXY. Le syndrome de Klinefelter qui s'accompagne d'une atrophie testiculaire avec sclérohyalinose des tubes séminifères n'est pas un état intersexuel, les organes génitaux étant masculins.

CONT

Le phénotype XXXY est souvent considéré comme une variante du syndrome de Klinefelter.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Histología
  • Órganos genitales
DEF

Anomalía cromosómica hereditaria en la que el varón no desarrolla completamente los testículos, tiene mamas muy desarrolladas y carece de determinados caracteres sexuales secundarios.

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Record 3 1981-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Histology
DEF

A syndrome of familial male pseudohermaphrodism associated with hypospadias, primary hypogonadism, postpubertal testicular atrophy and azoospermia; signs of testosterone deficiency, and often gynecomastia.

CONT

A complete Reifenstein syndrome with dysgenetic lesions of the seminiferous tubes and ambiguous genitals (short penis with hypospadias) as well as a deficiency in virility would be the maximal expression of the lesion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histologie
DEF

Malformation testiculaire congénitale et héréditaire [...] caractérisée par une atrophie post-pubertaire des tubes séminifères, une azoospermie et un degré variable d'eunuchoïsme, associés à un hypospadias. Le caryotype est normal, de type XY, dans tous les tissus, ce qui distingue ce syndrome de celui de Klinefelter.

CONT

Le pseudo-hermaphrodisme masculin peut reconnaître une origine génique comme dans la féminisation testiculaire ou le syndrome de Reifenstein.

Spanish

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