A 2-yr-old Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) was presented for evaluation of abnormal genitalia and infantile behavior. The oryx had a penis and a scrotum, but testes were not palpable within the scrotum or inguinal canal. The total serum testosterone for the individual was lower than in age-matched males of the same species. Surgical exploration showed markedly hypoplastic intra-abdominal gonads, which demonstrated both testicular and uterine tissue on histologic examination. After karyotype analysis, the individual was classified as an XY male pseudohermaphrodite. This condition resembles two human intersex syndromes: embryonic testicular regression syndrome and partial gonadal dysgenesis syndrome, which occur in familial lines.
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1 September 2005
XY MALE PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM IN A CAPTIVE ARABIAN ORYX (ORYX LEUCORYX)
Luis R. Padilla,
Christopher J. Dutton,
Joan Bauman,
Mary Duncan
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 36 • No. 3
September 2005
Vol. 36 • No. 3
September 2005
Arabian oryx
intersex
Oryx leucoryx
pseudohermaphroditism
sex differentiation