Virilizing syndrome

Virillizing syndrome

Virilisin syndrome is a rare disorder that is characterized by the manifestation of masculine characteristics in women. It can occur at any age and can have serious consequences for health, relationships and overall quality of life. In this article we will look at what Virilizinsky syndrome is and how to recognize it.

What is virilisin syndrome?

In the scientific medical community there is currently no single term for virili syndrome

Virilizing syndrome (VS) is a condition opposite to female masculinization, manifested in the relative predominance of male sexual characteristics in newborn girls in the absence of karyotypic changes in the Y chromosome. In the literature S.V. most often associated with the presence at birth of girls of external genitalia characteristic of boys (virilism). In approximately 50% of cases of virilizing syndrome, there is a congenital pathology of the urinary system - diverticulum or pyelectasia. This leads to stagnation of urine and, as a consequence, the addition of infectious and inflammatory processes, which are the main cause of death in patients from 0 to 3 years of age.

Virilizing syndrome affects female children who have predominant male genitalia and testicles similar in size and functioning to male ones. The incidence of the disease varies