title: Multicystic kidney dysplasia and Turner syndrome: two cases and a literature review.
abstract: Renal malformations occur in 33%-70% of cases of Turner syndrome (chromosome 45 and variants). We describe two cases of multicystic dysplastic kidney in Turner syndrome. A literature review of renal abnormalities in Turner syndrome shows the frequency of cystic disease to be 1.76%. In multicystic dysplastic kidney, diagnostic investigation of the contralateral kidney, including voiding cystourethrography, is necessary in view of the high incidence of associated diseases (15%-20% of cases, vesicoureteric reflux) and other anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Verona, Italy. vafanos@tin.it
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fanos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schena
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dal Moro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Portuese
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antoniazzi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D014463:Ultrasonography