This case report described a 62-year-old postmenopausal woman with hirsutism whose symptoms improved after a hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy, revealing bilateral ovarian hyperthecosis.
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March 2014 in “Acta anaesthesiologica Taiwanica”
This report presents a case of Tapia's syndrome and pressure alopecia occurring simultaneously after open septorhinoplasty, emphasizing the need for awareness of these complications among anesthesiologists and surgeons.
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January 2017 in “Tohoku journal of experimental medicine”
This study reports the first case of ovarian mature cystic teratoma linked to clinical virilization due to ectopic testosterone production, possibly from overexpression of the enzyme HSD17B5.
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