All issues > Volume 32(6); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(6):857-861. Published online June 30, 1989.

A Case of Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome Including Diabetic Mellitus.

Byoung Hoon Lee¹, Byung Rai Cho¹, Myoung Ik Lee¹, Keun Chan Sohn¹, Hyung Joon Yoo²

¹Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Received: September 12, 1988;  Accepted: November 23, 1988.

Abstract

Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome has a varialbe phenotype and includes obesity, mental deficiency, retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. This report concerns a rare case of a 13-year-old girl having diabetic mellitus with Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome. The relevant literature was reviewed.

Keywords :Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome, Diabetic Mellitus