Craniopharyngioma and Bardet-Biedl syndrome. A case report
Erel, C.T.; Oral, E.; Senturk, L.M.; Aksu, M.F.
Journal of Reproductive Medicine 46(5): 501-503
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0024-7758 PMID: 11396382 Document Number: 537547
BACKGROUND: Bardet-Biedl syndrome is a rare disorder and associated with a variety of anomalies. CASE: An 18-year-old woman was referred with primary amenorrhea. Following physical, ophthalmologic, psychiatric, hormonal and radiologic examinations, the diagnosis of both craniopharyngioma and Bardet-Biedl syndrome was established. CONCLUSION: Although the pathogenesis of hypogonadism in a woman with Bardet-Biedl syndrome remains unclear, cranial structures, especially the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, should be investigated to reveal any possible abnormalities.