2010, Number 3
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Rev Mex Pediatr 2010; 77 (3)
Primary amenorrhea: About a case of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome
Jonguitud AA, León AJA, Reynaga OCD
Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 123-127
PDF size: 178.63 Kb.
ABSTRACT
A congenital malformation due to the failure in the development of the Müllerian ducts produce the absence of the female organs is the second most common cause of primary amenorrhea known as Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH type I). The case of a young female of 17 years old with this syndrome is presented and is done the review of the literature regard this syndrome.
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