{"id":2006,"date":"2009-12-26T12:19:34","date_gmt":"2009-12-26T17:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2013-08-17T17:09:35","modified_gmt":"2013-08-17T21:09:35","slug":"turner-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2009\/12\/turner-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Turner Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"
Turner syndrome is a symptom complex caused by missing or partially missing X chromosome (45, XO)<\/p>\n
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1)<\/strong> lack of secondary sex characteristics<\/p>\n 2)<\/strong> infertility 3)<\/strong> streak gonads (gonadal dysgenesis) 4)<\/strong> webbed neck 5)<\/strong> shield-shaped chest 6)<\/strong> low hairline 7)<\/strong> redundant skin folds on back of neck 8)<\/strong> abnormal elbow angle 9)<\/strong> fish mouth 10)<\/strong> epicanthal folds 11)<\/strong> low-set, deformed ears 12)<\/strong> lymphedema 13)<\/strong> renal defects 14)<\/strong> cardiovascular defects (coarctation of aorta<\/a>, bicuspid aortic valve, and dilated aorta)<\/p>\n