%0 Journal Article
%T S¨ªndrome de insensibilidad completa a los andr¨®genos: diagn¨®stico y caracter¨ªsticas cl¨ªnicas
%A Solari
%A Andrea
%A Groisman
%A Boris
%A Bidondo
%A Mar¨ªa P
%A Cinca
%A Constanza
%A Alba
%A Liliana
%J Archivos argentinos de pediatr£¿-a
%D 2008
%I Sociedad Argentina de Pediatria
%X complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (cais) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the androgen receptor gene. cais patients are individuals with a 46, xy karyotype. the phenotype consists in female external genitalia, short vagina, absent mullerian structures, and abdominal, inguinal or intralabial testes. our aim is to describe a group of cais patients in our centre and identify the difficulties in the diagnosis. the amount of patients with inguinal hernia in childhood was remarkable (83%). interestingly, the diagnosis was suspected later when patients presented primary amenorrhea. cais must be suspected every time a female child shows inguinal hernia. early diagnosis is very important for a correct genetic counseling.
%K complete androgene insensitivity syndrome
%K inguinal hernia.
%U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0325-00752008000300014&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en