Corneal decompensation in a boy with Kearns-Sayre syndrome.
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.
Boonstra
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Bartimeus Institute for Visually Handicapped Children, Zeist, The Netherlands. n.boonstra@bartimeus.nl
Claerhout
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Hol
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Smit
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van Collenburg
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Meire
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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
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial