Retinitis pigmentosa and early onset myopathy: a case report.
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and primary muscle disease are both relatively rare inherited disorders. We present a patient in whom both conditions coexisted. The possibility of a genetic association between RP and primary muscle disorder is discussed. It is our belief that this extremely rare association is merely coincidental.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004596:Electroretinography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014794:Visual Fields