Dutta Deep, Selvan Chitra, Mukhopadhyay Satinath
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, India. Correspondence to: Dr Deep Dutta, Assistant Professor, Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, 1 Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi 110001, India.
Indian Pediatr. 2015 Sep;52(9):803-4. doi: 10.1007/s13312-015-0721-z.
Multiple pituitary hormone deficiency and Turner syndrome have overlapping features in peripubertal girls and is a diagnostic challenge.
16-year-old girl having Turner phenotype undergoing evaluation for severe short stature and pubertal arrest.
45,X karyotype, and multiple pituitary hormone deficiency with empty sella.
Levothyroxine, growth hormone and ethinyl-estradiol replacement resulted in 11 cm height gain with attainment of puberty over 2 years.
Patients of Turner syndrome with height <3rd percentile (Turner specific charts) warrant additional pathology evaluation.
多种垂体激素缺乏症与特纳综合征在青春期前女孩中具有重叠特征,是一项诊断挑战。
一名16岁具有特纳表型的女孩因严重身材矮小和青春期停滞接受评估。
45,X核型,伴有空蝶鞍的多种垂体激素缺乏症。
左甲状腺素、生长激素和炔雌醇替代治疗使身高在2年内增加了11厘米,并进入青春期。
身高低于第3百分位(特纳综合征专用图表)的特纳综合征患者需要进行额外的病理评估。