GAPO syndrome: first patients with partially empty sella.
GAPO refers to a syndrome of growth retardation (G), alopecia (A), pseudoanodontia (P), and optic atrophy (O). We present for the first time children (two brothers) with GAPO syndrome associated with partially empty sella. We suggest that radiographic evaluation of the sella turcica and endocrinological follow-up are necessary in children with GAPO syndrome.
Orbak
Zerrin
Z
Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Atatürk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey. zerrinorbak@yahoo.com
Orbak
Recep
R
Ozkan
Behzat
B
Okten
Aysenur
A
D000505:Alopecia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000848:Anodontia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D014421:Turkey