A Case of Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency Complicated by Bilateral Undescended Testis

Steroid sulfatase (STS) deficiency is one of the causes of ichthyoses. STS genes on the X chromosome is responsible for this disease. Therefore, STS deficiency is also called X-linked ichthyosis. Herein we report a case of STS deficiency complicated by bilateral undescended testis. A5-year-old-boy w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 62(2016), 11 vom: 06. Nov., Seite 595-597
1. Verfasser:	Okusa, Takuya (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Yamamichi, Gaku, Taniguchi, Ayumu, Kishimoto, Nozomu, Tsutahara, Koichi, Tanigawa, Go, Takao, Tetsuya, Yamaguchi, Seiji
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	Japanese
Veröffentlicht:	2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
Schlagworte:	Case Reports Journal Article

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Zusammenfassung:	Steroid sulfatase (STS) deficiency is one of the causes of ichthyoses. STS genes on the X chromosome is responsible for this disease. Therefore, STS deficiency is also called X-linked ichthyosis. Herein we report a case of STS deficiency complicated by bilateral undescended testis. A5-year-old-boy with STS deficiency was referred to our hospital because of bilateral undescended testis. We performed bilateral orchiopexy
Beschreibung:	Date Completed 17.03.2017 Date Revised 23.10.2018 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:	0018-1994
DOI:	10.14989/ActaUrolJap_62_11_595