Hypertrichosis in presymptomatic mitochondrial disease.

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Leigh syndrome is a neurometabolic disorder commonly associated with disturbed oxidative phosphorylation, which leads to bilateral symmetric necrotizing lesions in the central nervous system. Neurological symptoms may be accompanied by cutaneous abnormalities. Here, we present images of distinct hypertrichosis in an otherwise asymptomatic one-year-old patient with pathogenic SURF1 gene mutations. We conclude...

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