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Alstrom syndrome: insulin resistance in young with congestive heart failure

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Alstrom Hallgren syndrome is a rare ciliopathy first described in 1959. It is characterised by progressive cone-rod dystrophy leading to blindness, sensorineural hearing loss, childhood obesity and congestive heart failure.… Click to show full abstract

Alstrom Hallgren syndrome is a rare ciliopathy first described in 1959. It is characterised by progressive cone-rod dystrophy leading to blindness, sensorineural hearing loss, childhood obesity and congestive heart failure. Its pathogenesis is related to development of insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. We report a case of a 20-year-old presenting with decompensated heart failure and had been blind since childhood who was eventually diagnosed as Alstrom syndrome based on clinical criteria.

Keywords: heart; alstrom syndrome; heart failure; insulin resistance; congestive heart

Journal Title: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries
Year Published: 2019

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