Clitoromegaly Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

[…] must be carefully searched for, since they draw the clinician’s attention toward a severe disease: (a) rapidly growing hirsutism, with other signs of virilization such as clitoromegaly [web.archive.org]

Occasionally, clitoromegaly, increased muscle mass, deep voice (more usually, these are signs of more severe hyperandrogenism syndromes). [patient.info]

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Adrenogenital Syndrome

For preservation of postoperative sensitivity of the glans clitoris, clitoroplasty for clitoromegaly due to adrenogenital syndrome is reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 23-year-old Japanese woman had her male-like musculature, hirsutism, the absence of breast development and marked clitoromegaly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] to occur (sexual infantilism: absent or delayed puberty) Excessive facial hair, virilization, and/or menstrual irregularity in adolescence Infertility due to anovulation Clitoromegaly [en.wikipedia.org]

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Virilization

To describe a rare case of 45,X Turner's syndrome with elevated T and clitoromegaly caused by ovarian hilus cell hyperplasia. Case report. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 60-year-old postmenopausal woman presented with extensive hirsutism, male-pattern hair loss, and clitoromegaly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report a typical case that we found at cesarean section to be associated with a virilized infant who manifested clitoromegaly and labial fusion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Ovarian Androblastoma

[…] and Symptoms (Pathophysiology) Symptoms can include infrequent or no menstrual periods, the development of facial hair, a hoarse voice, increased muscle mass, acne, and clitoromegaly [knowcancer.com]

Additional signs include acne and hirsutism, voice deepening, clitoromegaly, temporal hair recession, and an increase in musculature. Serum testosterone level is high. [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] mass, rarely with ascites and tumor rupture Androgenic hormonal symptoms (virilization) are common and present in approximately 50% of patients; they include hirsutism, clitoromegaly [pathologyoutlines.com]

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Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy

Amenorrhea or irregular menstruation, clitoromegaly and infertility are frequently present in female patients. [symptoma.com]

Affected females may have an enlarged clitoris (clitoromegaly), an increased amount of body hair (hirsutism), irregular menstrual periods, and multiple cysts on the ovaries [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

In addition, acanthosis nigricans, enlargement of both breasts (Tanner Stage 3) and clitoromegaly were found [Figure 1] and [Figure 2]. [ijpd.in]

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Lipodystrophy

Female patients often become hirsute and may have clitoromegaly, irregular periods, polycystic ovaries, and infertility issues. [clinicaladvisor.com]

Female CGL patients have additional clinical features including hirsutism, clitoromegaly, irregular menstrual periods, polycystic ovaries, and/or infertility 1. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Female patients develop hirsutism, may have clitoromegaly, oligomenorrhea and polycystic ovaries. [intechopen.com]

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Donohue Syndrome

[…] skin with patchy hyperpigmentation, coarse facial features, sunken cheeks, pointed chin, flared nostrils, broad open mouth, thick lips, low-set ears, enlarged breasts and clitoromegaly [indianpediatrics.net]

Dental abnormalities, enlarged phallus in males, clitoromegaly in females, nephromegaly, nephrocalcinosis, paradoxical fasting hypoglycemia, postprandial hyperglycemia, severe [ijpeonline.biomedcentral.com]

Acromegaloid features include gigantism, muscular hypertrophy, advanced bone age, prognathism, prominent orbital ridges, enlarged hands and feet, clitoromegaly, and enlarged [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Acquired Adrenogenital Syndrome

] [3] [4] [5] Clitoromegaly is not the same as normal enlargement of the clitoris seen during sexual arousal. [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] occur ( sexual infantilism : absent or delayed puberty ) Excessive facial hair, virilization, and/or menstrual irregularity in adolescence Infertility due to anovulation Clitoromegaly [en.wikipedia.org]

In less severe forms, genitalia may be normal at birth, but early pubic hair and clitoromegaly (often accompanied by tall stature) may appear in childhood. [intranet.tdmu.edu.ua]

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Sertoli Leydig Cell Tumor

These tumors usually present virilizing symptoms such as oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, hirsutism, voice raucity, laryngeal protuberance and clitoromegaly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Prepregnancy findings included hirsutism, clitoromegaly, secondary amenorrhea, and elevated peripheral plasma testosterone (T; 5.7 ng/ml). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

They are most often diagnosed in premenopausal women and may produce androgens, resulting in hirsuitism, voice deepening, frontal balding, terminal hair growth, and clitoromegaly [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Type 1

Affected women may suffer from clitoromegaly, hirsutism, irregular menstrual periods and ovarian cysts, which may be related to hormonal changes. [ivami.com]

Affected females may have an enlarged clitoris (clitoromegaly), an increased amount of body hair (hirsutism), irregular menstrual periods, and multiple cysts on the ovaries [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

Mild hirsutism and clitoromegaly may also be associated with the disease. Most female patients are unable to conceive while males are usually fertile. [symptoma.com]

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Fraser Syndrome

[…] of Fraser syndrome with bilateral cryptophthalmos and other common features of Fraser syndrome including syndactyly (hands and feet bilaterally), ambiguous genitalia with clitoromegaly [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In females, an enlarged clitoris (clitoromegaly), malformed fallopian tubes, fused vaginal opening and birconate uterus are commonly presented. [symptoma.com]

The syndromic spectrum can comprise of: cryptophthalmos syndactyly: often cutaneous tracheal atresia / laryngeal atresia genitourinary anomalies micropenis cryptorchidism clitoromegaly [radiopaedia.org]

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Aromatase Deficiency

She lacked feminine secondary sexual characters, had eunuchoid body habitus and prominent clitoromegaly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

After birth, female infant usually displays ambiguous genitalia including labioscrotal fusion, clitoromegaly, and phallic-structure genitalia. [en.wikipedia.org]

Facts : Rare enzyme deficiency that prevents the conversion of androgens to estrogens History / PE : Clitoromegaly Delayed puberty Normal internal anatomy, ambiguous external [medlibes.com]

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Placental Aromatase Deficiency

Placental steroid sulfatase deficiency Ambiguous genitalia of a preterm infant, showing clitoromegaly and hyperpigmentation. [pgblazer.com]

[…] androgen-responsive terminal hair in women excess hair growth in areas where hair growth is normally minimal Virilization Defined as masculinization of a woman Presentation clitoromegaly [medbullets.com]

These women may develop hirsutism, acne, an enlarged clitoris (clitoromegaly), and a deep voice. [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

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Leydig Cell Tumor

These tumors usually present virilizing symptoms such as oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, hirsutism, voice raucity, laryngeal protuberance and clitoromegaly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

They are most often diagnosed in premenopausal women and may produce androgens, resulting in hirsuitism, voice deepening, frontal balding, terminal hair growth, and clitoromegaly [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Ambiguous Genitalia

Because of clitoromegaly and scrotal-like hypertrophy of the labia majora, she had an endocrine evaluation the results of which were normal. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, there was no identifiable change in management of clitoromegaly and the numbers of clitoral reduction operations remained high. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ultrasound diagnosis: Female fetus: clitoromegaly with normal labia. Male fetus: micropenis, hypospadias, undescended testes, bifid scrotum. [fetalmedicine.org]

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Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Type 4

Mild hirsutism and clitoromegaly may also be associated with the disease. Most female patients are unable to conceive while males are usually fertile. [symptoma.com]

In women, clitoromegaly and polycystic ovary syndrome can develop. [en.wikipedia.org]

Affected women may suffer from clitoromegaly, hirsutism, irregular menstrual periods and ovarian cysts, which may be related to hormonal changes. [ivami.com]

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Hilar Cell Tumor of the Ovary

Additional signs include acne and hirsutism, voice deepening, clitoromegaly, temporal hair recession, and an increase in musculature. Serum testosterone level is high. [en.wikipedia.org]

Clitoromegaly with a length of 90 mm and a width of 30 mm was present, with a clitoral index of 2700 mm 2. Systemic examination revealed no abnormalities. [edmcasereports.com]

Abdominal examination showed no abnormality and vaginal examination disclosed clitoromegaly. [ijpmonline.org]

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Ovarian Cyst

Neonatal clitoromegaly is mainly attributed to in utero androgen exposure secondary to congenital adrenal hyperplasia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Often, these patients present with symptoms of rapidly virilizing clinical signs of elevated testosterone, such as male-pattern baldness, voice deepening, clitoromegaly, and [emedicine.medscape.com]

We report on 2 extremely premature girls with clitoromegaly, increased androgen levels, no salt wasting syndrome, and ovarian cyst. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Lipid Cell Tumor of the Ovary

Abdominal examination showed no abnormality and vaginal examination disclosed clitoromegaly. [ijdvl.com]

Clitoromegaly with a length of 90 mm and a width of 30 mm was present, with a clitoral index of 2700 mm2. Systemic examination revealed no abnormalities. [edm.bioscientifica.com]

[…] associated with signs of virilization in the form of deepening of voice, clitoromegaly, frontal baldness, and increased muscularity. [ijdvl.com]

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46,XY Disorder of Sex Development

She was fully pre-pubertal and her genitalia appeared predominantly female except for mild clitoromegaly; the gonads were not palpable. [endocrine-abstracts.org]

Clitoromegaly, shallow vaginal entrance Ptosis aCGH De novo van Silfhout et al. 2009 [ 14 ] Case 14 1.54 Mb 9q33.3 NR5A1 ( SF1 ) N.E. [molcellped.springeropen.com]

The degree of genital ambiguity varies along a spectrum, ranging from an almost female phenotype with clitoromegaly at one extreme to an almost male phenotype with isolated [orpha.net]

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Ovarian Stromal Hyperthecosis

In patients with CAH, clitoromegaly, as well as labioscrotal fusion, require clitoroplasty and vaginal reconstructive surgery. [arcfertility.com]

In acquired clitoromegaly, the main cause is due to endocrine hormonal imbalance affecting the adult women, including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and hyperthecosis. [diki.pl]

Examination revealed frontal balding and excessive hair over her chin, both shins, and lower abdomen with mild clitoromegaly. [hkmj.org]

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Androblastoma

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Primary Amenorrhea

Hirsutism and clitoromegaly were present. Ultrasound examination showed polycystic appearance of the ovary. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She was 173 cm in height, had an increased amount of pubic hair and clitoromegaly (3 cm), with a 4 cm blind vaginal pouch. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

All presented clitoromegaly and two presented hypospadias; all had been reared as females. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Kaufman Oculocerebrofacial Syndrome

Prader 1: Female external genitalia with clitoromegaly. Prader 2: Clitoromegaly with partial labial fusion forming a funnel-shaped urogenital sinus. [rarediseases.oscar.ncsu.edu]

Affected females can have an enlarged clitoris (clitoromegaly) and small labia. [findzebra.com]

– (with preauricular tags) Patient 11 Family 9 – – – (Clitoromegaly) – (with preauricular tags) Patient 12 Family 10 3/12 4/12 5/12 4/12 5/12 5/12 11/11 3/12 6/12 7/12 12 [docksci.com]

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Ovotesticular Disorder of Sex Development

The presenting symptoms were ambiguous genitalia (6 patients), isolated clitoromegaly (1 patient) and hypospadias (1 patient). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The initial manifestations were ambiguous genitalia in 20 cases (two of them identified prenatally by ultrasound examination), isolated clitoromegaly in one, and penile hypospadias [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] hermaphrodites raised as males come to attention at puberty when they develop breasts (95%) or have periodic hematuria; hermaphrodites raised as females come to attention for clitoromegaly [auanet.org]

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Gonadal Dysgenesis

Here we describe a rare association of gonadal dysgenesis and clitoromegaly in a girl with AT. [casereports.in]

The clinical presentation can vary from a typical male to female phenotype including all degrees of cryptorchidism, labial fusion, clitoromegaly, epispadias and hypospadias [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

At birth, the perceived female external genitalia and clitoromegaly, led the parents to register and eventually rear the patient as a female. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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ACTH-Independent Cushing Syndrome

[…] have more carcinomas than adenomas, produce more hypercortisolism Adults have similar frequency of adenomas and carcinomas Virilization: in females-male pattern baldness, clitoromegaly [pathologyoutlines.com]

Women with adrenal tumours may develop an increase in well being and in libido, as well as overt virilisation: acne, hirsuitism, clitoromegaly associated with increased androgens [endobible.com]

[…] stones, polydipsia, polyuria Ectopic ACTH: more severe hypertension, hypokalemia, skin hyperpigmentation Adrenal carcinoma: acute onset of virilization (temporal balding, clitoromegaly [hopkinsguides.com]

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Acne Vulgaris

[…] examination should include a growth assessment as well as evaluation for any features of precocious puberty or androgen excess, including axillary odor, breast development, clitoromegaly [dx.doi.org]

[…] examination should include assessment of growth including height, weight, and growth curve; testicular growth and breast development; presence of hirsutism or pubic hair; clitoromegaly [dx.doi.org]

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Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Type 2

Mild hirsutism and clitoromegaly may also be associated with the disease. Most female patients are unable to conceive while males are usually fertile. [symptoma.com]

In addition, acanthosis nigricans, enlargement of both breasts (Tanner Stage 3) and clitoromegaly were found [Figure 1] and [Figure 2]. [ijpd.in]

Affected females may have an enlarged clitoris (clitoromegaly), an increased amount of body hair (hirsutism), irregular menstrual periods, and multiple cysts on the ovaries [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

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Metabolic Syndrome

Female CGL patients have additional clinical features including hirsutism, clitoromegaly, irregular menstrual periods, polycystic ovaries, and/or infertility 1. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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