Kallmann syndrome (redirected from Kallmann's syndrome)

Kallmann syndrome [kahl´mahn]

a type of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism caused by failure of fetal gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons to migrate to the thalamus, usually associated with anosmia or hyposmia. It is usually passed by autosomal recessive inheritance, and some cases are x-linked.

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Kallmann syndrome

Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism A condition with a highly variable hereditary pattern, characterized by 2º hypogonadism Clinical Delayed puberty, micropenis, eunuchoid features, cryptorchidism, cleft lip and palate, unilateral renal agenesis, horseshoe kidney, nerve deafness and hearing loss, color blindness, skeletal defects; synkinesia, spatial attention defects, spastic paraplegia, cerebellar dysfunction, horizontal nystagmus, pes cavus, mental retardation Management Androgens; gonadotropins or LHRH for spermatogenesis. See Kalig-1.