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Am J Perinatol 1997; 14(5): 293-295
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994147
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© 1997 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Pregnancy in Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Report

Robert M. Ewart1 , Robert F. Burrows2
  • 1Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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ABSTRACT

The mitochondrial diseases are uncommon multisystem disorders characterized by the presence of functionally and/or structurally abnormal mitochondria. As there have been few reports of the obstetrical care of affected patients, we wish to document two pregnancies in a woman with a Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmo-plegia (Kearns-Sayre-like syndrome). Both pregnancies were complicated by preterm labor and hypertension.

Keywords

Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia - Kearns syndrome - DNA - mitochondrial - pregnancy - complications