Snobar Rania, Mohamed Madiha, AlKamali Ahmed, Gupta Bhavna
Pediatric Medicine, Al-Qassimi Women's & Children's Hospital, Sharjah, ARE.
Pediatric Cardiology, Al-Qassimi Women's & Children's Hospital, Sharjah, ARE.
Cureus. 2022 Dec 23;14(12):e32857. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32857. eCollection 2022 Dec.
We report a case of a five-month-old girl, who presented to our hospital with increased work of breathing, sweating since birth, and abnormal eye movements. On further evaluation, she was found to have restrictive cardiomyopathy, nystagmus, and hypotonia. Genetic workup showed a pathogenic variant in the ALSM1 gene, which confirmed the diagnosis of Alström syndrome. Alström syndrome is a rare condition that is characterized by a wide variety of multisystem manifestations, including visual disturbances, hearing impairment, and cardiomyopathy. This case report highlights Alström syndrome as one of the rare causes of early-onset infantile cardiomyopathy with nystagmus.
我们报告了一例五个月大的女孩,她因呼吸费力、自出生以来多汗以及异常眼球运动前来我院就诊。进一步评估发现,她患有限制性心肌病、眼球震颤和肌张力减退。基因检测显示ALSM1基因存在致病性变异,这确诊了阿尔斯特伦综合征。阿尔斯特伦综合征是一种罕见疾病,其特征为多种多系统表现,包括视力障碍、听力损害和心肌病。本病例报告强调了阿尔斯特伦综合征是早发性婴儿心肌病伴眼球震颤的罕见病因之一。