저자들은 최근 익상경, 외반주는 동반하지 않았으나 성선발육부전을 가진 45,XO형의 Turner씨 증후군의 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌적 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

The term turner`s syndrome refers to those instances of gonadal dysgenesis associated with somatic anomalies such as sexual infantilism webbing of the neck, cubitus valgus and others. The external genitalias are female and the uterus and the tubes are normal although often rather small. The authors have seen a patient with gonadal dysgenesis with primary amenorrhea and short stature than her chronological age at St. Mary`s hosptial recently. the patients revealed sexual infatilism no pubic hairs also, but somatic anomalies such as webbing of the neck and cubitus valgus could not be seen. Buccal smear revealed no chromatin mass and chromosome study disclosed to 45, XO sex chromosomal pattern. Laparoscopic findings also revealed rudimentary band like uterus and ovarian dysgenesis. General considerations of turner`s syndrome were discussed.