Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To describe an unusual presentation of a patient with Kallmann syndrome, without the typical eunuchoid features, who had additional hormonal abnormalities caused by a craniopharyngioma. METHODS: This patient's clinical features, endocrine evaluation, and treatment are described, and the literature regarding Kallmann syndrome is reviewed. The expected phenotype of Kallmann syndrome is contrasted with this case presentation. A literature search was also performed to determine whether the combination of craniopharyngioma and Kallmann syndrome had been described previously. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Jacqueline Jonklaas |
Journal | Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
(Endocr Pract)
2005 Jan-Feb
Vol. 11
Issue 1
Pg. 30-6
ISSN: 1530-891X [Print] United States |
PMID | 16033733
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Craniopharyngioma
(complications, diagnosis)
- Human Growth Hormone
(deficiency)
- Humans
- Kallmann Syndrome
(complications, diagnosis)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Pituitary Neoplasms
(complications, diagnosis)
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