Childhood Kidney Diseases

Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology (대한소아신장학회)
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A case of Laurence Moon-Bardet Biedl Syndrome with Chronic Renal Failure

만성 신부전을 동반한 Laurence Moon-Bardet Biedl 증후군 1례

  • Park Lae Kyong (Departments of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee Dong Hwan (Departments of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Moon Chul (Departments of General Surgery, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim Eun Mi (Departments of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine)
  • 박래경 (순천향대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이동환 (순천향대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 문철 (순천향대학교 의과대학 일반외과학교실) ;
  • 김은미 (순천향대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Published : 1998.08.01
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Abstract

The Laurence Moon-Bardet Biedl syndrome is characterized by obesity, mental retardation, visual impairment with retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly, hypogonadism and renal manifestations. We experienced an 11 years old female with Laurence Moon-Baret Biedl syndrome associated chronic renal failure. She was diagnosed to have LMB syndrom according to the clinical manifestations of polydactyly on hands and feet, mental retardation, obesity, retinitis pigmentosa and chronic renal failure. She is on maintenance hemodialysis now.

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