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Kallmann Syndrome and Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism: Multimedia

Author: Nicholas A Tritos, MD, DSc, MMSc, FACE, FACP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Senior Staff Physician, Department of Endocrinology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center
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Updated: Nov 26, 2008

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MRI of the brain in patients with Kallmann syndro...Media file 1: MRI of the brain in patients with Kallmann syndrome (KS) and idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH). Panel A is a coronal T1-weighted image of a male with KS showing (abnormal) medially oriented olfactory sulci (black arrows) and normal appearing olfactory bulbs (white arrows). Panel B is an axial T1-weighted image of the same male with KS showing the presence of olfactory sulci (white arrows). Panel C is a coronal T1-weighted image of a female with IHH showing normal olfactory bulbs (large arrows) and sulci (small arrows). Panel D is a coronal T1-weighted image of a female with KS showing lack of olfactory bulbs with shallow olfactory sulci (arrows). (Images reproduced from Quinton R, et al: The neuroradiology of Kallmann's syndrome: a genotypic and phenotypic analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996; 81: 3010-3017, with permission from the Endocrine Society).
MRI of the brain in patients with Kallmann syndro...

MRI of the brain in patients with Kallmann syndrome (KS) and idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH). Panel A is a coronal T1-weighted image of a male with KS showing (abnormal) medially oriented olfactory sulci (black arrows) and normal appearing olfactory bulbs (white arrows). Panel B is an axial T1-weighted image of the same male with KS showing the presence of olfactory sulci (white arrows). Panel C is a coronal T1-weighted image of a female with IHH showing normal olfactory bulbs (large arrows) and sulci (small arrows). Panel D is a coronal T1-weighted image of a female with KS showing lack of olfactory bulbs with shallow olfactory sulci (arrows). (Images reproduced from Quinton R, et al: The neuroradiology of Kallmann's syndrome: a genotypic and phenotypic analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996; 81: 3010-3017, with permission from the Endocrine Society).

This is a frequently sampled serum luteinizing ho...Media file 2: This is a frequently sampled serum luteinizing hormone (LH) profile in a male patient with Kallmann syndrome (KS) in comparison with a healthy individual. It shows lack of LH pulsatility in the former.
This is a frequently sampled serum luteinizing ho...

This is a frequently sampled serum luteinizing hormone (LH) profile in a male patient with Kallmann syndrome (KS) in comparison with a healthy individual. It shows lack of LH pulsatility in the former.

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Keywords

Kallmann syndrome, KS, idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, IHH, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, De Morsier syndrome, olfactogenital dysplasia, acquired idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, gonadotropin-releasing hormone deficiency, hypothalamic amenorrhea, GnRH deficiency, DAX1, fertile eunuch syndrome, classic KS, classic IHH, congenital KS, congenital IHH, adult-onset IHH, acquired IHH, X-linked KS, gonadal steroid replacement therapy, anosmia, hyposmia

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Author

Nicholas A Tritos, MD, DSc, MMSc, FACE, FACP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Senior Staff Physician, Department of Endocrinology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Nicholas A Tritos, MD, DSc, MMSc, FACE, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, American Medical Association, Endocrine Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, and Pituitary Society
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