A RARE CASE REPORT ON BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH SITUS INVERSUS
P. Nishaandhini Reddy*, K. Chandrashekar, S. Zeebaish and K. Chandra Mohan
ABSTRACT
Bardet Beidl Syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive inherited disorder. A few cardinal features of Bardet Beidl Syndrome include central obesity, hypogonadism, retinitis pigmentosa, mental retardation, delay of speech, syndactyly and polydactyly. Other manifestations like Diabetes mellitus, heart disease and neurological manifestations are common. Situs describes the anatomic position of cardiac atria and viscera. Situs inversus is a genetic condition that causes the organs in the chest and abdomen to be positioned in a mirror image from their normal position. We report a case of Bardet Beidl Syndrome with Situs inversus and secondary feature of Type I Diabetes mellitus.
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