[Kearns-Sayre syndrome: two case reports].
Two cases in which patients had progressive loss of visual acuity in four years and eight months respectively are described. Clinical examination revealed fundoscopic alterations of the retina, pigment epithelium and choriocapillaris showing marked atrophy. The clinical picture resembles Kearns-Sayre syndrome. Etiological investigation is fundamental, because most of time this condition is associated with more serious systemic complications which need specific care.
Departamento de Otorrino/Oftalmologia da Universidade Federal do Paraná - Curitiba (PR) - Brasil. luzago@gmail.com
Luiz Alberto
LA
Zago Filho
Naoye
N
Shiokawa
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007625:Kearns-Sayre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology