A 13-year-old female with Turner syndrome and achalasia.
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.
Balci
Sevim
S
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Akcan
Abdullah Bariş
AB
Senocak
Mehmet Emin
ME
Ciftçi
Arbay Ozden
AO
Ozaltin
Fatih
F
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*