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KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME - A CASE REPORT
Journal: University Journal of Surgery and Surgical Specialities (Vol.4, No. 2)Publication Date: 2018-04-05
Authors : NITHYA;
Page : 138-139
Keywords : Ptosis; chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia; pigmentary retinopathy KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME;
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Abstract
Kearns sayre syndrome also known as oculocraniosomatic disease with ragged red fibers is a mitochondrial myopathy with typical onset before 20 years of age. This is a case report of a 35 years old male who presented to us with ptosis, chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO), pigmentary retinopathy, deafness and heart block. He had all the classic clinical features of kearns sayre syndrome.
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