Receding or small lower jaw • High, narrow roof of the mouth (palate) • Low-set ears • Low hairline at the back of the head • Drooping eyelids • Broad chest with widely spaced nipples • Short fingers and toes • Arms that turn outward at the elbows (cubitus valgus) • Fingernails turned upward • Swelling of the hands and feet, especially at birth • Slightly smaller than average height at birth • Delayed growth • Sensitivity to noise Although for some females, symptoms of Turner’s syndrome aren’t as well
having Turner Syndrome. The Turner Syndrome Society provides the following symptoms: short stature, a high-arched palate, retrognathia, ears protruding outward, a webbed neck (might include a lowered neckline), droopy eyes, strabismus, broad chest, cubitus valgus, scoliosis, flat feet, small and narrow fingernails, short fourth metacarpal and edema. This long list of symptoms can be intimidating, but they are definitely manageable. It is important that TS is diagnosed early in the child’s life. A diagnosis
Turner’s Syndrome, which is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities, is defined as “a syndrome with a chromosome count of 45 and only one X chromosome.” Turner’s was first described in 1938. Henry Turner, an endocrinologist from Oklahoma City, was the first to discover this syndrome. He was curious about why seven of his female patients, six adolescents and one adult, who he was treating for dwarfism and lack of development, were not responding to the treatments. He described the women as
Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder that is characterized by the absence of part or all of the second X chromosome in women. Women who have Turner Syndrome typically have short stature, sexual infantilism, congenital webbing of the neck, and cubitus valgus, which is when the forearm is angled away from the body at a greater degree than normal. A number of health issues accompany the absence of this X chromosome, indicating that a large number of specialists are needed in order to properly treat
challenges because of the chromosomal disease. The syndrome was first discovered in 1938 when Henry Turner published a book about seven girls who shared unique features. The exceptional features included, “short stature, lack of sexual development, cubitus valgus (arms turning out slightly at the elbow), webbing neck, and a low hairline in the back” (Davenport 3). Not all girls with Turner syndrome face the same exact problems, but a majority of them do. Short stature and non-working ovaries are the