Recall
A school-aged girl is noted to be short for her age. She attends a mainstream school but requires some additional learning support. On examination, an audible heart murmur is detected.
Which of the following is the most likely associated cardiac lesion? (Select one answer only)
A. Bicuspid aortic valve
B. Pulmonary stenosis
C. Ventricular septal defect
D. Supravalvular aortic stenosis
E. Atrial septal defect
Turner’s syndrome
45,X (also 45,X0) or 45,X with mosaicism
Common phenotypic features
- short stature
- • lymphoedema in the neonate
- • low hair line
- • webbing of neck
- • wide-spaced nipples
- • shield-shaped chest
- • cubitus valgus
- • cardiac defects—bicuspid aortic valve, coarctation
- • usually intellectually normal
