A Neonate Is Brought to the Endocrinologist with Ambiguous External $\alpha$

question 16

Multiple Choice

A neonate is brought to the endocrinologist with ambiguous external genitalia. It is determined that the infant has ovaries and internal female genitalia, but external virilization (ambiguous genitalia) . Which of the following diagnoses is the most likely?

• A) Turner's syndrome (45, XO)
• B) Klinefelter's syndrome (47, XXY)
• C) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• D) Deficient estrogens during fetal life
• E) 5\(\alpha\)-reductase mutation

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