title: [Progressive chronic external ophthalmoplegia. Personal experience].
abstract: The author reports a case of mitochondrial myopathy which can be classified within the context of progressive chronic ophthalmoplegia and discusses the complex etiopathogenetic, histological and clinical aspects. In particular he underlines the severity of respiratory, muscular and bone symptoms and the important role played by histochemical and biochemical aspects in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Pediatria, Università di Genova.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berio
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017246:Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: La oftalmoplegia esterna cronica progressiva. Esperienza personale.