Kallmann Syndrome - Symptom, Treatment and cause of Kallmann Syndrome

Kallmann Syndrome Description

Inherited sex hormone abnormality.

Kallmann Syndrome Cause

Familial (passes from one generation to the next) condition that causes the part of the brain (hypothalamus) that controls hormone production to malfunction.

Kallmann Syndrome Symptom

Poorly developed genitals in a boy, loss of sense of smell, long arms and legs, male but with female body shape.

Investigation

Blood levels of testosterone very low.

Kallmann Syndrome Treatment

Male hormone replacement therapy.

Prognosis of Kallmann Syndrome

No cure, but good control usually possible.