Abstract

Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive condition listed in the NORD (National Organisation for Rare Disorders) with only less than 15 cases reported all over India, affects children born to consanguineous parents. Early onset retinal dystrophy, obesity, limb abnormalities, mental retardation, hypogonadism, and renal illness being a few symptoms. Here is a case of 19-year-old male with this rare genetic disorder who presented with complaints of night blindness and defective vision since 2 years. On ocular examination both eye fundus showed atypical retinitis pigmentosa. On systemic examination patient had central obesity, polydactyly, mental retardation, hypogonadism, speech disorder, developmental delay and ataxia.

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