Healthcare for adolescents with Turner syndrome.
This review paper highlights important healthcare issues for adolescents with Turner Syndrome. Turner Syndrome potentially affects multiple organ systems including: cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, neurologic, gastrointestinal, skin, skeletal, auditory, and reproductive systems. Congenital and acquired cardiac defects remain the most significant health problem faced by women with Turner Syndrome.
Kavoussi
Shahryar K
SK
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0276, USA.
Christman
Gregory M
GM
Smith
Yolanda R
YR
D000293:Adolescent; D004967:Estrogens / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy
D004967:Estrogens; D013006:Growth Hormone