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Bentham Science Publishers, Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets, 5(23), p. 727-731, 2023

DOI: 10.2174/1871530323666221111151455

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Renal Involvement in H Syndrome, A Rare Cause of Diabetes Mellitus: Case Report

Journal article published in 2023 by Recep Polat ORCID, Ala Ustyol ORCID, Rabia Altunbaş ORCID, Serdar Ceylaner ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

Background: H syndrome is a rare genodermatosis deriving from a mutation in the SLC29A3 gene and affecting numerous systems, particularly the skin. The syndrome exhibits different clinical characteristics involving several systems, most beginning with the letter "H." The most common clinical findings are cutaneous hyperpigmentation, flexion contracture in the fingers, hearing loss, short stature, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, heart anomalies, hepatosplenomegaly, and hypogonadism. Fewer than 150 cases have been reported so far and vast majority of them consisted with patients with Arab ethnicity. Case Presentation: We describe a patient presenting with short stature, developing diabetes mellitus at follow-ups, with homozygous deletion determined in exon 3 of the SLC29A3 gene, and diagnosed with H syndrome, reported due to the presence and rarity of renal involvement (hematuria and proteinuria). Conclusion: In conclusion, despite its rarity, endocrinologists, rheumatologists/nephrologists, and dermatologists need to be aware of H syndrome as a pleiotropic syndrome. H syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with cutaneous hyperpigmentation (particularly in the bilateral thigh and calf region) together with proteinuria/hematuria. In addition, periodic urine analysis should be performed in patients with H syndrome.