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Case Reports
. 2015 Aug 28:2015:bcr2015211646.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211646.

Kallmann's syndrome: a visual vignette

Felix K Jebasingh  1 , Riddhi Dasgupta  1 , Nihal Thomas  1
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Case Reports

Kallmann's syndrome: a visual vignette

Felix K Jebasingh et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Picture of the patient showing the presence of a cleft palate.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Picture of the patient showing a tall eunuchoid appearance without other skeletal abnormalities.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Picture of the external genitalia showing poorly developed pubic hair (Tanner's stage 3), small penis (5 cm) and bilaterally palpable testis (2 mL measured by Prader's orchidometer).
Figure 4
Figure 4
T1-weighted MRI (contrast enhanced) of the brain showing evidence of bilateral absence of olfactory bulbs (shown with arrows).
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