A patient with thyroid hemiagenesis and Klinefelter syndrome

Altunbas H., Gunay G., Balcy M., Semiz S., Bircan Y., Krayalcyn U.

ENDOCRINOLOGIST, vol.14, no.3, pp.119-120, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/01.ten.0000127929.85968.f6
  • Journal Name: ENDOCRINOLOGIST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.119-120
  • Keywords: Klinefelter syndrome, thyroid hemiagenesis, endocrinologic abnormalities, GRAVES-DISEASE, GLAND, TSH
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Klinefelter syndrome (46, XXY) is the most common cause of male hypogonadism, and it can be seen together with several endocrinologic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, and various thyroid diseases. We presented a patient with Klinefelter syndrome and thyroid hemiagenesis, which is not reported previously.