Intestinal haemorrhage in Turner's syndrome.
A 13-year-old girl with Turner's syndrome and bleeding from intestinal venous ectasia is reported. The various types of vascular anomaly of the bowel associated with Turner's syndrome are discussed. Awareness of these anomalies may help prevent unnecessary laparotomy in children with this syndrome.
D000293:Adolescent; D004064:Digestive System / Q000098:blood supply; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology