Case report of two siblings with familal ovarian dysgenesis

ABACI A., BÖBER E., Unuvar T., Atas A., Buyukgebiz A.

Minerva Pediatrica, cilt.59, sa.1, ss.57-59, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 59 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: Minerva Pediatrica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-59
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gonadal dysgenesis, Ovarian diseases, Puberty, delayed
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Two sisters were admitted separately at different times (ages 15 and 12 years, respectively) to our unit because of amenorrhea, lack of secondary sex characteristics, and short stature. No evidence of other congenital anomalies was found. Laboratory studies indicated hypergonadotropic hypogonadism. Peripheral blood samples revealed normal 46,XX karyotype for both patients. No gonads were visualized by ultrasonography. The two cases underline the need to take familial ovarian dysgenesis into consideration in female patients with short stature, lack of secondary sex characteristics, normal karyotypes, and similar sibling histories.