Turner Syndrome
What is turner syndrome?
Turner syndrome is a genetic condition, where instead of 2X chromosomes which are usually present in a girl, there is 1X chromosome or part of it is missing.
What are the symptoms?
Findings in infancy that may suggest Turner syndrome include:
- Puffy hands and feet
- Extra folds of skin over neck or swelling of lymph vessels in the neck
- Heart abnormalities, particularly coarctation of the aorta
Signs of Turner syndrome leading to diagnosis in childhood may include:
- Short stature (seen in all patients)
- Webbing of neck
- Low hairline at the back of the head
- An angle at the elbows when the arms are stretched out
- Frequent ear infections and hearing problems
- Failure of puberty to start by age 13 years
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