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Berardinelli syndrome. A case report with fatal outcome.
Investigacion clinica - 1 Jun 2008
Daher Elizabeth, Silva Júnior Geraldo, Benevides Verônica, Mendonça Patrícia, Bezerra Helder, Silva Antônio, Fernandes Virgínia, Montenegro Júnior Renan, Azevedo María de Fátima
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The aim of this paper is to present the main clinical findings and evolution of a fatal case of Berardinelli Syndrome (congenital generalized lipodystrophy). A 15-year-old girl, followed since the age of three months in the Genetic outpatients' clinic, developed insulin resistance when she was eight years old. She had hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, bilateral retinopathy, proteinuria and hydronephrosis. She...
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