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Undervirilized male infant with in utero exposure to maternal use of high dose antifungal therapy.

Jasmine GujralGertrude CostinDivya KhuranaMabel YauElizabeth WallachChristopher J RomeroMeredith WilkesSwathi SethuramRobert Rapaport
Published in: International journal of pediatric endocrinology (2020)
We report severe undervirilization in a 46,XY infant born to a mother treated with prolonged and high dose nystatin during pregnancy. This presentation suggests that prolonged antepartum use of high dose nystatin could lead to severe but transient defects in androgen synthesis and/or action possibly by acting as an endocrine disruptor. Further studies are warranted to confirm this finding. Thus, endocrine disruptors should be considered in male newborns with atypical genitalia not explained by common pathologies.
Keyphrases
  • high dose
  • stem cell transplantation
  • low dose
  • gestational age
  • early onset
  • low birth weight
  • birth weight
  • pregnant women
  • preterm infants
  • stem cells
  • drug induced
  • cerebral ischemia
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • newly diagnosed