Pigmentary retinopathy due to Bardet-Biedl syndrome: case report and literature review

Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with clinical and genetic heterogeneity. This syndrome was first described by Laurence and Moon in 1866 and additional cases were described by Bardet and Biedl between 1920 and 1922. The main features are obesity, polydactyly, pigmen...

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Autores: Andrade, Luis Jesuino De Oliveira, Andrade, Rafael [UNIFESP], França, Caroline Santos, Bittencourt, Alcina Vinhaes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/5267
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-27492009000500019
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/5267
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Retinitis pigmentosa
Retinal degeneration
Human
Female
Adolescent
Case reports
Síndrome de Bardet-Biedl
Retinite pigmentosa
Degeneração retiniana
Humano
Feminino
Adolescente
Relatos de casos
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Sumario:Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with clinical and genetic heterogeneity. This syndrome was first described by Laurence and Moon in 1866 and additional cases were described by Bardet and Biedl between 1920 and 1922. The main features are obesity, polydactyly, pigmentary retinopathy, learning disabilities, various degrees of intellectual impairment, hypogonadism, and renal abnormalities. Bardet-Biedl syndrome is both phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous. Clinical diagnosis is based on the presence of 4 of the 5 cardinal features. The authors present a typical case of pigmentary retinopathy due to Bardet-Biedl syndrome and made a brief commentary about the disease's cardinal manifestations.