title: Corneal decompensation in a boy with Kearns-Sayre syndrome.
abstract: This paper describes the clinical history of a young boy with Kearns-Sayre syndrome. The first presenting symptom of Kearns-Sayre syndrome in this boy was corneal edema with photophobia and tearing.
authors.affiliation: Bartimeus Institute for Visually Handicapped Children, Zeist, The Netherlands. n.boonstra@bartimeus.nl
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boonstra
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Claerhout
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hol
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Collenburg
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meire
mesh_terms: D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002648:Child; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000032:analysis; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006801:Humans; D007625:Kearns-Sayre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000235:genetics; D020795:Photophobia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial