Kearns-Sayre syndrome
Pronunciation: kernz sār
Definition: a form of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia with associated cardiac conduction defects, short stature, and hearing loss; a sporadically occurring mitochondrial myopathy presenting in childhood.
Synonym(s): ragged red fiber myopathy
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