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Safa Kaleem1, Sooraj Srirangadhamu Gopu2, Lyluma Ishfaq3
1Internal Medicine, Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, IND.
Abstract:
Laurence-Moon-Bardet Biedl syndrome (LMBBS) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder that is most frequently found in children born from consanguineous marriages. The most prominent clinical characteristics of this syndrome include rod and cone dystrophy, nystagmus, central obesity, polydactyly, hypogonadism in males, renal anomalies, developmental delay, ataxia, speech difficulties, and poor coordination. In this report, we describe the case of a 31-year-old male who had the classical clinical features of LMBBS like developmental delay, retinitis pigmentosa, nystagmus, obesity, hypogonadism, and central obesity, presenting with abdominal pain associated with vomiting and tenderness in the right lower quadrant. The patient was diagnosed with cholelithiasis. This case report emphasizes the atypical complication of cholelithiasis due to the underlying syndrome and the need for further research in this area.
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