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International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries
Published in: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries 4/2019

01-10-2019 | Obesity | Case Report

Alstrom syndrome: insulin resistance in young with congestive heart failure

Authors: Khushboo Agarwal, Alok Gupta, Dhruv Thakur, Rajat Gupta

Published in: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries | Issue 4/2019

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Abstract

Alstrom Hallgren syndrome is a rare ciliopathy first described in 1959. It is characterised by progressive cone-rod dystrophy leading to blindness, sensorineural hearing loss, childhood obesity and congestive heart failure. Its pathogenesis is related to development of insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. We report a case of a 20-year-old presenting with decompensated heart failure and had been blind since childhood who was eventually diagnosed as Alstrom syndrome based on clinical criteria.
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Metadata
Title
Alstrom syndrome: insulin resistance in young with congestive heart failure
Authors
Khushboo Agarwal
Alok Gupta
Dhruv Thakur
Rajat Gupta
Publication date
01-10-2019
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 0973-3930
Electronic ISSN: 1998-3832
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13410-019-00738-x

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