Case Report
Year: 2021 | Month: January | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 181-183
Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: A Case Report
Bhadra Priya1,2, Vinitkumar Kamble1,2, Sabin Sahu3, Sharad Hemant Mishra2
1Ex. Resident IGIMS Medical College, Patna (Bihar), India.
2Ophthalmologist, Fellow at Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital (SCEH), Lahan.
3Consultant, Oculoplastic Surgeon at SCEH Eye Hospital, Lahan.
Corresponding Author: Bhadra Priya
ABSTRACT
Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, mostly seen in children born from consanguineous marriages. It is characterized by early onset retinal dystrophy, obesity, limb abnormality, mental retardation, hypogonadism and renal disease. In this report, we present a case of a 4-year-old boy who presented with complaints of night blindness. He had polydactyly, central obesity, hypogonadism, microdontia and retinal dystrophy. The patient was diagnosed with LMBBS.
Key words: Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl syndrome (LMBBS), Retinal dystrophy, polydactyly.