[A case of Turner syndrome (46XXp-/45X) complicated with Crohn's disease after hormone therapy]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2017;114(3):445-449. doi: 10.11405/nisshoshi.114.445.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 19-year-old woman, who had been receiving hormone replacement therapy for 13 months before the diagnosis of mosaic Turner syndrome (46XXp-/45X), developed Crohn's colitis and erythema nodosum of the lower legs. Colonoscopy revealed an anal fistula and the presence of deep longitudinal ulcers with cobblestoning in the colorectum. Therapy with prednisolone and adalimumab was effective for the intestinal and skin lesions. To date, all seven case reports of Turner syndrome in Japan have also developed Crohn's disease after hormone therapy, suggesting a possible association of sex hormones in the pathogenesis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chromosomes, Human, X*
  • Colonoscopy
  • Crohn Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Crohn Disease / etiology*
  • Female
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Turner Syndrome / complications*
  • Turner Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Young Adult