Sexual identity and childhood ambiguous genitalia: report of two cases
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https://doi.org/10.18041/2390-0512/bioc..1.2842Keywords:
Early diagnosis, Ambiguous genitalia, True hermaphroditism, Congenital adrenal hiperplasia, Sexual identityAbstract
Two cases evaluated in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia reaching consultation Cari-Child Psychiatry Mental Hospital, patients with disorders of sexual differentiation. The first case is from about a 6-years-old child born with ambiguous genitaliagenitalia are presented ambiguous, but late diagnosis and management, the second case a 1-year-patientold patient 1-year-old male who presents phenotypic characteristics and behavior with ambiguous genitalia which is currently under study to confirm suspected diagnosis of true hermaphroditism. A systematic search was performed on the database of the Universidad Libre obtaining a series of scientific papers to date, with which it substantiate and endorse the importance of knowing and acting promptly against this condition, establishing that its assessment must be comprehensive, interdisciplinary and the emotional impact that is generated not only affects the patient but also their family environment.
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