title: Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome associated with thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the association of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome and thrombocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary university-affiliated care and referral facility.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 22-year-old woman with TAR syndrome referred to our department with primary amenorrhea.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patient history, physical and laboratory examination, diagnostic laparoscopy, and karyotyping.
  
  
  METHODS
  Physical features in the combination of syndromes presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Laparoscopy revealed absent uterus and complete vaginal agenesis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This extremely rare case might provide further evidence of a link between the development of the skeletal system and the genitourinary tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany. georg.griesinger@frauenklinik.uni-luebeck.de
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Griesinger
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dafopoulos
authors.forename: Askan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schultze-Mosgau
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schroder
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Felberbaum
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Diedrich
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011884:Radius / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications*; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities*