Berardinelli Seip syndrome with insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus and stroke in an infant

Abstract

Berardinelli Seip congenital lipodystrophy (BSCL) is a rare metabolic disorder characterized by severe generalized lipodystrophy, insulin resistance, and dyslipedemia since infancy, and onset of overt diabetes mellitus in adolescence. Here we report a 5-month-old infant with clinical and metabolic manifestations of Berardinelli Seip syndrome including overt diabetes mellitus and stroke, which are very rare at this age.

Keywords

• Berardinelli Seip syndrome
• diabetes mellitus
• dyslipedemia
• infancy
• stroke