Clitoral preputial edema can be mistaken for clitoromegaly: a clinical analysis of ten cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

We herein reported ten, female neonates with transient clitoral preputial edema, which was mistaken for clitoromegaly. Although it is well known that the clitoris is prominent in premature, female neonates, there are as of yet no reports of clitoral preputial edema in full-term neonates. The present study was conducted to clarify the clinical course of clitoral preputial edema.

Methods

Seventeen, Japanese patients aged < 6 months with suspected clitoromegaly were enrolled, and their clinical course was analyzed retrospectively. Clitoral preputial edema was defined by 1) a normal clitoral glans despite edema; and 2) the absence of established differences of sexual development, such as 21-hydroxylase deficiency.

Results

Ten of the 17 patients w

SUBMITTER: Mitani-Konno M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10360117 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature