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Extending The Phenotypic Spectrum Of Sengers Syndrome: Congenital Lactic Acidosis With Synthetic Liver Dysfunction., David B Beck, Kristina Cusmano-Ozog, Nickie Andescavage, Eyby Leon Apr 2018

Extending The Phenotypic Spectrum Of Sengers Syndrome: Congenital Lactic Acidosis With Synthetic Liver Dysfunction., David B Beck, Kristina Cusmano-Ozog, Nickie Andescavage, Eyby Leon

Pathology Faculty Publications

Sengers syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive mitochondrial disease characterized by lactic acidosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and bilateral cataracts. We present here a case of neonatal demise, within the first day of life, who initially presented with severe lactic acidosis, with evidence of both chorioamnionitis and cardiogenic shock. Initial metabolic labs demonstrated a severe lactic acidosis prompting genetic testing which revealed a homozygous pathogenic variant for Sengers syndrome in