Challenges faced in management of a neonate with ambiguous genitalia
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چکیده
A neonate born with atypical sex development presents challenges to the clinician as well parents. There are in diagnosis, gender assignment, initiating and adherence treatment, follow up, counseling prenatal diagnosis counselling. uncertainties time of well. The objective this case report is highlight faced by a parent ambiguous genitalia.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2349-3283', '2349-3291']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20232596