A patient with turner s syndrome associated with pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade: case report

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Turner syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by certain phenotypic features and structural or numerical abnormalities of X chromosome. There is high prevalence of congenital heart defects in patients with Turner s syndrome. Aortic malformations, bicuspid aortic valve, coarctation of the aorta and aortic dilation are the most common defects. To the best of our knowledge, only one case of pericardial effusion with Turner s syndrome has been reported. A case of pericardial effusion in a 50-year-old patient with Turner s syndrome is presented.

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Turner s syndrome , pericardial effusion , tamponade

Medical Journal Of Suleyman Demirel University

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Medical Journal Of Suleyman Demirel University