Virilization: what is it?

The term virilization refers to a set of signs and symptoms attributable to the presence of significant hyperandrogenism in women.
In other words, the term virilization is intended to denote a particular clinical picture in which a female patient is found to develop typically masculine, but not only, physical traits.

The causes of virilization may be pathological (i.e., attributable to disease or dysfunction), or it may lie in the inordinate and poorly controlled abuse of testosterone derivatives for anabolic or sexual purposes.

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Milk scab (or childhood seborrheic dermatitis): what it is and what needs to be done

Seborrheic dermatitis is one of the most common skin conditions: it can resolve in the first year of life or instead have a chronic relapsing course (and thus recur over

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Sunburn and burns. Water or oil?

In the tranquility of our kitchen we may inadvertently incur a sunburn. We almost always immediately resort to the traditional methods passed down from our parents. Be careful, however, these

Aortic valve repair

When aortic valvulopathy presents significant quality-of-life problems for the patient but also obvious risks of serious consequences, cardiac surgery may be necessary.

What is gonarthrosis?

Gonarthrosis (or knee osteoarthritis) is a chronic degenerative disease characterized by the destruction and potential loss of articular cartilage in the knee. Over time, this process causes progressive damage to

A urinary tract infection

Fatigue can also result from an urinary infection, which can also cause continuous urges and pain. Sometimes other symptoms are absent, while exhaustion remains the only symptom. Quick treatment of urinary

Venous thrombosis: causes, symptoms and treatment

When we talk about venous thrombosis, in most cases we mean venous thrombosis of the leg, which is the most common form of thrombosis. In principle, venous thrombosis occurs when

Pulmonary emphysema: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Smoking and pollution are the most common causes of pulmonary emphysema, a condition that can damage respiratory function. Pulmonary emphysema is a disease that affects lung tissue, causing progressive dilation

The cardiovascular system during poisonings

Poisoning can also cause cardiovascular collapse; in fact, antidepressant drugs can trigger cardiac arrhythmias, consequently altering cardiac output. It is necessary, therefore, to measure blood pressure and heart rate at

The acute gastroenteritis

Acute gastroenteritis may manifest with diarrhea, vomiting, fever, anorexia, and abdominal cramps.

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Pituitary tumor

Tumors of the Hypophysis (or pituitary gland) are a group of predominantly benign neoplasms affecting a small structure located in the center of the brain, posterior to the root of

Cushing’s disease

“Disease” or “Cushing’s syndrome,” sometimes referred to as “hypercortisolism,” is a condition characterized by a variable set of characteristic symptoms induced by the body’s exposure to excessive levels of glucocorticoids

Diabetic foot

Diabetic foot is a complex condition that develops as a complication of advanced uncontrolled diabetes and is the leading cause of nontraumatic amputation in the Western adult population. Very prevalent

Metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is not really a disease, but a complex condition defined by the simultaneous presence of known cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity (especially of the “central” type, i.e.,

Tumors of the adrenal glands

The adrenal glands (or adrenals) are two small triangular structures “resting” on the kidneys and responsible for the production of several hormones critical for metabolic and hydroelectrolyte balance and stress

Basedow’s disease

Basedow’s disease, also known as Basedow-Graves disease, is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland and results in the typical symptoms of hyperthyroidism, ophthalmopathy/exophthalmos, and dermopathy. Basedow’s disease can

Goiter thyroid volume

Goiter corresponds to the more or less bulky, protruding swelling that appears in the central anterior part of the neck mainly in people who are iodine-deficient for prolonged periods, due

Hyperprolactinemia

Hyperprolactinemia corresponds to a condition determined by the excessive production of the hormone prolactin by the pituitary gland (a small neuroendocrine gland found in the center of the brain that

Hirsutism and virilization

Hirsutism is a condition that primarily affects women and consists of the growth of dark hairs in skin areas in which significant hair is normally present only in adult men,

Diabetes and hypoglycemic syndromes

Diabetes or, more precisely, “diabetes mellitus” is a complex metabolic disease in which there is an increase in blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) resulting from insufficient insulin production by the Langerhans

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