TURNER SYNDROME

Course overview

TURNER SYNDROME, ALSO REFERRED TO AS CONGENITAL OVARIAN HYPOPLASIA SYNDROME IS THE MOST COMMON SEX CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITY FOUND IN FEMALES. IT RESULTS WHEN ONE OF THE X CHROMOSOMES IS MISSING, PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, COMPLICATIONS, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF TURNER SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM APPROACH IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.