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A case of Turner's syndrome is presented; many congenital defects were detected. Predominant clinical findings were cheilognatoschisis, respiratory distress, caused by congenital bronchiektasis and chronic hypokalemia with paroxysmal attacks of paralysis and tetania. Hypokalemia was mainly due to gastrointestinal losses as a consequence of permanent vomiting in the presence of stomach atonia and hiatus insufficiency or because of "third space losses", while a subileus persisted chronically. Furthermore also a renal loss of serum potassium was evident in the patient's predialytic time. Basic renal diseases were pyelonephritis, renal damage from phenacetine abuse, or probably even a nephropathy due to potassium depletion. Uraemia was controlled by dialysis treatment and by a dialysate consisting of 7 and 6 mmol/l potassium respectively. The result of this intense therapy was physical rehabilitation and the patient finally could resume her professional work again.
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PMID:[Intractable renal and enteral loss of potassium in a case of Turner's syndrome (author's transl)]. 72 52

Pregnancies resulting from a spontaneous ovulation and fertilization are extremely rare in women with Turner syndrome. The majority of them end with abortion, still-born, or neonates with congenital defects. The article presents two women with Turner syndrome, mosaic karyotype 45,X/46,XX, who got pregnant without any medical intervention. The course of one pregnancy was complicated by imminent premature delivery, pyelonephritis and anaemia. Because of the lack of progress and threatening infection, the delivery was conducted by caesarean section in 40th week of pregnancy. Healthy male neonate was born. The other patient gave birth in 38th week of pregnancy to a healthy baby boy, by caesarean section, because of lack of progress in delivery. Children develop correctly. It is important to note, that despite distinct clinical features, in first patient Turner syndrome was identified 3 years after delivery.
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PMID:[Pregnancy in a woman with Turner syndrome--two new cases]. 1687 36

A patient, born in 1961, is hospitalised for pubic abdominal pain with irradiation to the right and left sides. She has a Turner's syndrome. At first evaluation, an abdominal tomography demonstrates a right pyelonephritis. The patient is treated with quinolones and she evolves favourably, except that she continues to present some abdominal pain. She leaves the hospital, but because of permanent abdominal pain, a new abdominal tomography is performed: an aortic dissection type B for (Stanford), or III anterograde for (De Bakey), is diagnosed. Cardiovascular anomalies are frequent in Turner's syndrome. Aortic dissection is a rare complication. Histological analysis shows a cystic medial necrosis. Medical and cardiological follow-up is needed.
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PMID:[Clinical case of the month. Turner's syndrome and aortic dissection]. 1702 Feb 28