Shereshevsky-Turner's syndrome

Pre-natal development of the child – difficult and rather long process. Not always it comes to the end with the birth of absolutely healthy kid. Among possible disturbances of development separately there are chromosomal anomalies. They differ on weight of defeat of a fruit and can cause in it as physical, so, afterwards, and mental deviations. One of similar anomalies is the syndrome of Shereshevsky-Turner which develops preferential at girls.

Shereshevsky-Turner's syndrome, reasons

The disease known as Shereshevsky-Turner's syndrome, is not too widespread pathology. This chromosomal anomaly was described at the beginning of the last century. For last years the disease is rather studied by various specialists. She received the name on names two scientific, revealed the main features of this pathology.

The syndrome of Shereshevsky-Turner which reasons were opened later only in the middle of the last century, is caused by inferiority of the chromosomal complement received by the child from parents. The karyotype of the person consists of 23 couples of chromosomes, last of which defines a sex. It can be presented or two identical – XX, or two different – XY chromosomes. In the first case the organism will develop on female type, in the second – on men's.

Damage or total absence in couple one X-chromosomes also causes development in the child of a syndrome of Shereshevsky-Turner which signs are shown already since the birth. At the same time at the beginning of pre-natal development chromosomal complement has normal structure. However sex cells quickly regress and, as a result, the baby is born, having a defective karyotype.

Shereshevsky-Turner's syndrome, symptoms

Already in the period of a neonatality at the child it is possible to see characteristic signs of a deviation in physical development. It differs in the small growth and low body weight. On the side surface of a neck there are alate skin folds, the border of growth of hair is considerably reduced, auricles are underdeveloped, puffiness of feet is noted. Very low growth becomes distinctive feature of such child, in process of his growing.

At Shereshevsky-Turner's syndrome symptoms are rather numerous. Three of them are the most characteristic. This sexual underdevelopment, skin folds on a neck and anomaly of elbow joints. Also deafness, an inborn ptosis – omission of a century, heart diseases can be observed. Though the intelligence at most of patients with this anomaly is kept, nevertheless the frequency of an intellectual underdevelopment among them is much higher, than among ordinary children.

In process of the patient's growing with Shereshevsky-Turner's syndrome deviation symptoms in sexual development are shown more and more brightly. There are no secondary sexual characteristics, the amenorrhea owing to an underdevelopment of a uterus and ovaries is noted.

Shereshevsky-Turner's syndrome, treatment

As chromosomal anomaly, Shereshevsky-Turner's syndrome to treatment is subject only to symptomatic. That the patient could lead a normal life, she nevertheless needs to receive medical care. At early age treatment is directed to growth stimulation, at the same time anabolic steroids and Somatotropinum are appointed. At the child in the operational way make removal of alate skin folds on a neck. Necessary help is given at the inborn malformations posing hazard to life, first of all – at cordial anomalies.

During approach of the period of puberty at the girl with Shereshevsky-Turner's syndrome treatment is performed by means of women's hormones. It promotes emergence of secondary sexual characteristics, formation of a constitution on female type, some growth of a uterus and ovaries. Performing this therapy in combination with modern reproductive technologies allows to take out the child safely afterwards.

Thus, the syndrome of Shereshevsky-Turner which signs clearly speak about infertility is not a sentence for the woman today. It can have rather full-fledged life, despite a difficult hereditary disease.

Of course, the child's birth with Shereshevsky-Turner's syndrome, as well as with any other anomaly, is a big shock for parents. However timely and systematic medical care allows to compensate shortcomings of its development considerably. In this situation, in addition to a medical component, support of people close to it is very important for the growing-up child.