Novel Pathognomonic Variant of Atypical Type IV Usher Syndrome with Retinitis Pigmentosa- A Case Report

Vendhan, K. Ezhil and Harshitha, S. and Kumar, Arun and Gautam, Aprajitha and Kannan, R. Rajesh (2022) Novel Pathognomonic Variant of Atypical Type IV Usher Syndrome with Retinitis Pigmentosa- A Case Report. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 16.0 (2). ND01-ND03. ISSN 2249-782X

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Abstract

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a genetically heterogeneous group of inherited retinal disorders causing progressive dysfunction of rod photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelium, may be seen in isolation or in association with systemic disease. This paper focuses on RP in an atypical type 4 usher's patient. Usher's syndrome is a rare disorder and is the most common hereditary form of deafblindness. The management of these patients is multidisciplinary, involving specialists from different fields. Hereby, author present a case of 47-year-old male patient presented with chief complaints of defective vision in both eyes and defective vision in dim light for past six months. On fundus examination of both the eyes, he was diagnosed to have bilateral RP and on pure tone audiometry, he was diagnosed to have bilateral sensorineural deafness. Molecular gene analysis was done and it revealed Arylsulfatase G (ARSG) gene mutation. The patient was prescribed spectacles for his visual improvement.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Pigmentary retinopathy, Phenotype, Sensorineural deafness
Subjects: Medicine > Medicine, General & Internal
Divisions: Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Medical College and Hospital, Salem > General Medicine
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Last Modified: 06 Feb 2026 06:36
URI: https://ir.vmrfdu.edu.in/id/eprint/5744

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