TY - JOUR KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Epididymis KW - Gynecomastia KW - Humans KW - Infertility, Male KW - leprosy KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Spermatogenesis KW - Testicular Diseases AU - El-Shiemy S AU - El-Hefnawi H AU - Abdel-Fattah A AU - El-Okbi M AU - Farid A AB -
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.
BT - International journal of dermatology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1245370?dopt=Abstract DA - 1976 Jan-Feb DO - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1976.tb05097.x IS - 1 J2 - Int. J. Dermatol. LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 1976 SP - 52 EP - 8 T2 - International journal of dermatology TI - Testicular and epididymal involvement in leprosy patients, with special reference to gynecomastia. VL - 15 SN - 0011-9059 ER -