Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2013
A 25-year-old patient consulted a doctor about dysmenorrhea and infertility. Examination revealed that the patient was 145 cm high and had underdeveloped secondary sex characteristics, alar folds on the neck. Cytological study didn't reveal any Barr bodies in the somatic cells. What diagnosis was made?
Answer options
- Trisomy X syndrome
- Turner’s syndrome
- Klinefelter syndrome
- -
- Morris syndrome
Correct answer
Turner’s syndrome
Explanation
Turner syndrome- 47X0 Seen in females. The patient has underdeveloped secondary characteristics due to the absence of one X chromosome.
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