title: Precocious puberty in Turner syndrome variant.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Turner syndrome is due to the absence of all or significant parts of one of the sex chromosomes in females. Turner syndrome is a common cause of ovarian failure, and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism occurs in virtually all affected individuals. One case of a variant Turner syndrome with precocious puberty is presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  An eight-year-old girl was referred with complaints of short stature and breast budding. A physical examination revealed a Tanner stage III for breast development and her bone age was 11 years. Chromosome analysis showed a karyotype of 46,X,del(x)(p11.2).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To preserve growth potential, careful examinations are recommended for pediatric patients with an unusual growth pattern.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea.
authors: Jong Uk
authors: JU
authors: Baek
authors: Hong Kyu
authors: HK
authors: Park
authors: Eun Jung
authors: EJ
authors: Shim
authors: Il Tae
authors: IT
authors: Hwang
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000235:genetics*; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*