Psychiatric symptoms can reveal Turner syndrome].

Turner syndrome is usually diagnosed by physical characteristics, i.e. low height and infertility. This case report presents a woman, who was referred to a chromosome analysis at the age of 35 years, due to a specific pattern of psychiatric symptoms. She felt childish, had strong emotional bonds to her family, yet lacked friendships and intimate relationships. She had moderate symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder with a sexual content. Confronted with this constellation of symptoms, psychiatrists and psychologists should be aware of Turner syndrome.

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Helle Thusgaard, Sidse Marie H Arnfred. Psychiatric symptoms can reveal Turner syndrome]. Ugeskrift for laeger. 2013 Feb 4;175(6):362-3

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