title: Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome accompanied by congenital hepatic fibrosis.
abstract: A 33 year old woman with mental deficiency, retinitis pigmentosa, obesity, and parental consanguinity (heredity) was diagnosed as having Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome. She also had diabetes mellitus, slight hepatic dysfunction, and hepatomegaly. Liver biopsy showed perilobular fibrosis and bile duct proliferation with cystic dilatation; these findings are consistent with those of congenital hepatic fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima Memorial Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kajihara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamanoue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007849:Laurence-Moon Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000151:congenital*; D010375:Pedigree