Arslansoyu-Çamlar Seçil, Soylu Alper, Abacı Ayhan, Türkmen Mehmet Atilla, Ülgenalp Ayfer, Kavukçu Salih
Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Turk J Pediatr. 2016;58(2):227-229. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2016.02.019.
Horseshoe kidney is the most frequent renal fusion anomaly that is usually asymptomatic and isolated malformation. However it can be seen with various syndromes and chromosomal anomalies. It was reported that 15-35% of Turner syndrome cases (TS) also display horseshoe kidney condition. TS is a chromosomal anomaly that had been characterized by delayed puberty, short body height and gonadal dysgenesis. In this report a five-year-old girl with horseshoe kidney, which has growth retardation during follow-up as only symptom of Turner syndrome.
