Open AccessAcute myocardial infarction and haemodynamic stroke in a young patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Author(s) -
Vijay Alexander,
Tina George,
Gifty Devarajan,
Anand Zachariah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-229788
Subject(s) - medicine , bardet–biedl syndrome , myocardial infarction , stroke (engine) , posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome , cardiology , pediatrics , infarction , magnetic resonance imaging , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , radiology , engineering , gene , phenotype
A 28-year-old man diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and systemic hypertension presented with a medical history of sudden onset retrosternal discomfort followed by loss of consciousness and generalised tonic clonic seizures. Examination revealed obesity, polysyndactyly and retinal pigment dystrophy. He was diagnosed to have acute myocardial infarction and left posterior watershed infarct. He was also diagnosed to have Bardet-Biedl syndrome based on clinical features. He was managed symptomatically and is currently doing well on regular follow-up in the outpatient clinic.