title: Horseshoe kidney with growth retardation: Don't forget Turner syndrome.
abstract: Horseshoe kidney is the most frequent renal fusion anomaly that is usually asymptomatic and isolated malformation. However it can be seen with various syndromes and chromosomal anomalies. It was reported that 15-35% of Turner syndrome cases (TS) also display horseshoe kidney condition. TS is a chromosomal anomaly that had been characterized by delayed puberty, short body height and gonadal dysgenesis. In this report a five-year-old girl with horseshoe kidney, which has growth retardation during follow-up as only symptom of Turner syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seçil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arslansoyu-Çamlar
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soylu
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abacı
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Atilla
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Türkmen
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayfer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ülgenalp
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kavukçu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D000069337:Fused Kidney / Q000150:complications*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone
keywords: Turner syndrome; growth retardation; horseshoe kidney