| Literature DB >> 35251454 |
Mohamed Abdellaoui1,2, Jamal El Fenni1, Meryem Edderai1.
Abstract
Mayer-Rokitansky -Küster -Hauser syndrome (MRKH) is a rare cause of primary amenorrhea. It is defined as congenital aplasia of the uterus and of the upper two thirds of the vagina in women with normal development of secondary sexual characteristics. Diagnosis is essentially based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We here report the case of a 17-year-old girl presenting with primary amenorrhea with well developed secondary sexual characteristics. Laboratory tests revealed normal ovarian function as well as gonadotropic axis. Pelvic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed complete uterine agenesis of the uterus, the upper two-thirds of the vagina and left kidney, allowing to confirm the diagnosis of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome type II. This study highlights the importance of suspecting MRKH in young patients with well-developed sexual characteristics and any type of primary amenorrhea as well as of performing MRI in order to detect any specific sign of this disorder. Copyright: Mohamed Abdellaoui et al.Entities:
Keywords: MRI; Primary amenorrhea; case report; uterine vaginal aplasia
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Year: 2021 PMID: 35251454 PMCID: PMC8856980 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.260.29181
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1IRM pelvienne; séquence T2 coupe axiale: agénésie utérine (étoile)
Figure 2IRM pelvienne: séquence T2 coupe Sagittale; agénésie utérine et 2/3 supérieur du vagin (étoile), associé à un rein ectopique pelvien (flèche)
Figure 3IRM pelvienne: séquence T2 coupe Axiale: morphologie et taille normale des ovaires (flèches), rein droit ectopique pelvien (étoile)
Figure 4IRM pelvienne: séquence T2 coupe coronale: agénésie rénale gauche (étoile), rein droit ectopique pelvien (flèche)