Laurence- Moon- Bardet- Biedle Syndrome – A Case Report

  • Dr. Manisha Arif Nathani MS (Ophthalmology), Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. Telangana, India
  • Dr. Siddharth Karan MS (Ophthalmology), Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. Telangana, India
  • Dr. S S Asadullah H Saberi PG student, Department of Ophthalmology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. Telangana, India
  • Dr. Syed Abdul Basith PG student, Department of Ophthalmology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. Telangana, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/ijmrr.2015.i7.140
Keywords: Obesity, Polydactyly, Retinitis Pigmentosa

Abstract

Laurence Moon Bardet Biedle syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive genetic disorder. It has got wide spectrum of clinical features.Spastic paraplegia is predominant feature in Laurence Moon syndrome and polydactyly and obesity are predominant features in Bardet Biedle syndrome. Pigmentary retinal degeneration, mental retardation and hypogonadism are common to both. We report a case of 7 year old female who presented to us with complaints of night blindness. She showed all ocular features, most of the general features of Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl syndrome and a typical family history.

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Laurence- Moon- Bardet- Biedle Syndrome – A Case Report
CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2015.i7.140
Published: 2015-08-31
How to Cite
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Arif Nathani M, Karan S, H Saberi SSA, Basith SA. Laurence- Moon- Bardet- Biedle Syndrome – A Case Report. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2015Aug.31 [cited 2024Nov.21];3(7):773-6. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/319
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Vol 3 No 7 (2015): AUGUST
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Case Report