Postural orthostatic tachycardia in a teenager with Klinefelter syndrome

Congenit Heart Dis. 2008 Nov-Dec;3(6):440-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2008.00218.x.

Abstract

To our knowledge this is the first reported case of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in a patient with Klinefelter syndrome. We describe a classic clinical presentation of POTS in an adolescent male with Klinefelter syndrome. Although the etiology of POTS appears to be multifactorial, there is a strong female predominance that suggests a genetic basis. Our patient with Klinefelter syndrome may further support a link with POTS to the X chromosome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Chromosomes, Human, X
  • Electrocardiography
  • Fludrocortisone / therapeutic use
  • Fluid Therapy
  • Humans
  • Klinefelter Syndrome / complications*
  • Klinefelter Syndrome / genetics
  • Klinefelter Syndrome / therapy
  • Male
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome / etiology*
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome / genetics
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome / therapy
  • Sex Factors

Substances

  • Fludrocortisone