title: A 13-year-old female with Turner syndrome and achalasia.
abstract: The most common gastrointestinal problems associated with Turner syndrome are intestinal telangiectasia, colon carcinomas, inflammatory bowel, and liver diseases. In this paper we present for the first time a 13-year-old female with 45,X karyotype associated with achalasia. As far as we know, achalasia associated with Turner syndrome has not been reported previously. The aim of this report was to point out the association of Turner syndrome and achalasia. It could be a coincidental or Turner syndrome-associated finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balci
authors.forename: Abdullah Bariş
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Akcan
authors.forename: Mehmet Emin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Senocak
authors.forename: Arbay Ozden
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ciftçi
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozaltin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*