Respiratory Failure due to Severe Obesity and Kyphoscoliosis in a 24-Year-Old Male with Molecularly Confirmed Prader-Willi Syndrome in Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania

Obesity, mild intellectual disability, hypotonia, poor sucking, cryptorchidism in males, hypogonadism, and kyphoscoliosis are common features of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). We report a case who had severe respiratory complications due to extreme obesity and kyphoscoliosis, which are important cause...

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Main Authors: Elichilia R. Shao, Lucas F. Kiyegi, Amos O. Mwasamwaja, Kajiru Kilonzo, Ben C. J. Hamel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Genetics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2348045