@article{3130, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Epididymis, Gynecomastia, Humans, Infertility, Male, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Spermatogenesis, Testicular Diseases}, author = {El-Shiemy S and El-Hefnawi H and Abdel-Fattah A and El-Okbi M and Farid A}, title = {Testicular and epididymal involvement in leprosy patients, with special reference to gynecomastia.}, abstract = {

Sixty-six male patients with leprosy were studied. Only those with the lepromatous type developed testicular and epididymal changes. Nine of the 38 patients showed decreased sexual function, and 7 developed gynecomastia. These changes were believed to be due to the altered gonadal state.

}, year = {1976}, journal = {International journal of dermatology}, volume = {15}, pages = {52-8}, month = {1976 Jan-Feb}, issn = {0011-9059}, doi = {10.1111/j.1365-4362.1976.tb05097.x}, language = {eng}, }