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Symptoms
The most recognizable symptom of the disorder is failure of
puberty. In some cases, initial failure of puberty can, later, result in
a delayed or abbreviated puberty. It can also lead to puberty with
adverse or reduced effects. Anosmia, a complete lack of smell, is an
uncommon and severe symptom that could be a product of the disease in later
stages. Cryptorchidism is the absence of one or both of a scrotum’s
testes, it occurs in rare cases of males with Kallmann Syndrome. In
extremely rare cases, bimanual synkinesis, simultaneous movement of both
hands, can be a symptom. That symptom is becoming obsolete, as its effects
are being counteracted by medical drugs and strenuous treatment. Onset
and Prognosis
In most cases, Kallmann Syndrome is a congenital disorder, a birth defect
that primarily begins to reveal itself in early pubescent years.
Hormone treatment is a sufficient treatment option for most people diagnosed
with Kallmann Syndrome. It’s able to reverse delayed puberty and
hypogonadism, a defect of the reproductive system. Hypogonadism
describes a lack of function of the gonads; ovaries in females and testes in male. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/b/brachytelephalangy_characteristic_facies_kallmann/intro.htm
http://www.kallmanns.org/node/95 On occasion, people with Kallmann Syndrome have been reported
to have longer fingers and shortened metacarpal on their hands.
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