Kumar A, Husain A, Saleem A, Khawaja UA, Virani S. Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: A Rare Case With a Literature Review.
Cureus 2020;
12:e11355. [PMID:
33304690 PMCID:
PMC7720918 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.11355]
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Abstract
Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome (LMBBS), a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder, results from consanguineous marriage. It is a congenital ciliopathy manifesting with primary and secondary characteristics. Primary clinical features include rod and cone dystrophy, polydactyly, central obesity, genital abnormalities, and mental retardation, often presenting as poor schooling skills. Secondary clinical features include developmental delay, speech deficit, brachydactyly/syndactyly, dental defects, ataxia, olfactory deficit, diabetes mellitus (DM), and congenital heart disease. Herein, we report a case of a 15-year-old male with clinical manifestations of LMBBS, namely learning disabilities, night blindness, hypogonadism, polydactyly, polysyndactyly, and obesity. Physicians must be familiar with this syndrome, for which an early diagnosis, multidisciplinary approach, and regular follow-ups can profoundly diminish morbidity and mortality in LMBBS patients.
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