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ea0026p629 | Clinical case reports | ECE2011

Unexpected association: Turner syndrome and hypopituitarism: a case report

Cucu C , Poiana C , Hortopan D , Dumitrascu A , Popa O , Gurau S , Danciulescu R , Musat M

Introduction: Turner syndrome is a common cause of dwarfism and hypogonadism as is pituitary failure. However the association of the two is rarely thought and reported in the literature. We present two cases of women with hypogonadism diagnosed with Turner syndrome with various degrees of pituitary insuficiency.Case report: The first case presented at 16 years with secondary amenorrhea and showed slightly disharmonic dwarfism. A hypogonadotropic hypogona...