The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2016 , Vol 58 , Num 2
Horseshoe kidney with growth retardation: Don’t forget Turner syndrome
Seçil Arslansoyu-Çamlar 1 ,Alper Soylu 1 ,Ayhan Abacı 2 ,Mehmet Atilla Türkmen 1 ,Ayfer Ülgenalp 3 ,Salih Kavukçu 1
1 Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
2 Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
3 Department of Medical Genetics, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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. Keywords : horseshoe kidney, growth retardation, Turner syndrome
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