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ArticleBMJ case reports2015

Bardet-Biedl syndrome: multiple fingers with multiple defects!

Jagadesh Madireddi, Vasuveda Acharya, Jandhyala Suryanarayana, Handattu Manjunath Hande, Ranjan Shetty

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jagadesh MadireddiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Vasuveda AcharyaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Jandhyala SuryanarayanaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Handattu Manjunath HandeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Ranjan ShettyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare congenital ciliopathy characterised by rod-cone dystrophy, postaxial polydactyly, central obesity, mental retardation, hypogonadism and renal dysfunction. A 45-year-old Indian man presented with New York Heart Association class 2 dyspnoea of 3 months duration. He was blind since childhood. He was obese, cyanosed, and had clubbing and polydactyly. Systemic examination revealed presence of wide and fixed split second heart sound with systolic murmur in the left parasternal area. Work up unmasked the presence of secondary polycythaemia, atypical retinitis pigmentosa and partial atrioventricular defect. He was diagnosed to have BBS based on clinical and radiological features. This case is interesting for its rarity and also for the peculiarity of its cardiovascular association. Polydactyly with a suspicious clinical background is the clue and by itself warrants the clinician to search for occult anomalies. Clinicians must be aware of this syndrome, for which an early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach will significantly improve mortality and morbidity in patients.

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Bardet-Biedl SyndromeDiagnosis, DifferentialDyspneaEdemaHeart Septal Defects, AtrialHumansMaleMiddle Aged

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PMID26611481
PMCPMC4680628
OpenAlexW2176803368

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