Rheumatic valvular insufficiency in Bardet-Biedl syndrome: a case report.

Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is an autosomal recessive disorder with multisystem affection. Cardiac Involvement, when present is usually in the form of congenital heart disease. However, valvular involvement due to acquired heart disease is extremely unusual. Herein, a 10-year-old boy of Bardet-Biedl syndrome is reported who presented with multiple rheumatic valvular regurgitation.

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Radheshyam Purkait, Birendra Nath Roy, Tryambak Samanta, Asim Kumar Mallick, Tapankumar Sinhamahapatra. Rheumatic valvular insufficiency in Bardet-Biedl syndrome: a case report. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2012 Sep;110(9):651-2

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PMID: 23741841

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