A rare coincidence of Turner syndrome and bronchiectasis: A case report

Mohammad Bader Almoshantaf; Sarya Swed; Weaam Ezzdean; Fateh Kashkash; Hazem S Ghaith; Bisher Sawaf; Karam R Motawea

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6378

A rare coincidence of Turner syndrome and bronchiectasis: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Sep 23;10(9):e6378. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6378. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Mohammad Bader Almoshantaf¹, Sarya Swed², Weaam Ezzdean³, Fateh Kashkash⁴, Hazem S Ghaith⁵, Bisher Sawaf⁶, Karam R Motawea⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery Ibn Al-Nafess Hospital Damascus Syria.
² Faculty of Medicine Aleppo University Aleppo Syria.
³ Department of Urology Ibn Al-Nafess Hospital Damascus Syria.
⁴ Department of Pulmonology Aleppo University Hospital Aleppo Syria.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University Cairo Egypt.
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
⁷ Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University Alexandria Egypt.

Abstract

Similar to bronchiectasis, Turner syndrome is possible to have more pathological manifestations or etiologies than what has already been documented. Slower recovery process is expected when treating a patient with several comorbidities like Turner syndrome. Turner syndrome patients are vulnerable and should be extensively monitored to lower late presentation rates.

Keywords: Turner syndrome; bronchiectasis; case report.

Publication types

Case Reports