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Werner’s Syndrome Presenting Without Hypogonadism: Differential Diagnosis
Oya TOPALOĞLU, MD,a Bekir ÇAKIR, MD,a Cevdet AYDIN, MD,a
Tuba AĞAÇ, MD,a Ayla ÖZKABA, MD,a
aDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, ANKARA
Werner’s syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive condition and is characterized by premature aging in the adult, scleroderma-like skin changes involving especially the extremities, cataract, muscular atrophy, tendency to Diabetes mellitus, aged appearance of the face, baldness, and high incidence of neoplasm. Several endocrinological abnormalities including hypogonadism and impaired glucose tolerance were reported in such patients. Here we described a 45 -year-old man with Werner’s syndrome associated with left ankle osteomyelitis, extensive tendinopathy of the ankles, osteoporosis of the extremities, diabetic foot infection, typical physical appearance and without hypogonadism.Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2006, 26:711-715
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