Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Female dogs with enlarged clitoris and male tissue treated by surgery
By Tammer, I et al.·Published in Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere·1998·Klinik fü·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [Disorders of sex development in dogs].
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Two young female dogs were brought in with a noticeable enlargement of the clitoris and a structure resembling a penis, which led to repeated vaginal inflammation. Tests showed that their hormone levels were abnormal, and further analysis revealed they had a genetic condition known as XX-male, meaning they had male characteristics despite appearing female. To address these issues, the veterinarian performed surgery to remove their ovaries, uterus, and the enlarged clitoris. After the surgery, the dogs were expected to recover from the inflammation and related symptoms.
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Abstract
In two prepubertal dogs of female phenotype, a clitoral enlargement with a penile structure leading to recurring inflammation of the vagina was diagnosed. Progesterone, oestrogen and testosterone serum concentrations were radioimmunologically analysed. The histology of the penile structure, the gonads and the uterus was made via a hematoxylin-eosin staining method. The chromosome constitution being analysed by the method of Basur and Gilman (1964) was 2n = 78,XX. Regarding all results of this investigation the diagnose was XX-male. The development of this sexual disorder is discussed. The surgical removal of gonads and uterus and the excision of the enlarged clitoris is described.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9857420/