Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) with 'ragged red fibers': a case report.
- Author:
Jong Sung KIM
1
;
Chong Jai KIM
;
Je G CHI
;
Ho Jin MYUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: CPEO; ragged red fibers
- MeSH: Biopsy; Chronic Disease; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mitochondria/ultrastructure; Muscles/ultrastructure; Ophthalmoplegia/*diagnosis/pathology
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science 1989;4(2):91-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) is a rare clinical syndrome characterized by slowly progressive paralysis of extraocular muscles. We report a male patient who had a 20 year history of CPEO. Histological examination of left deltoid muscle showed characteristic ragged red fibers. Electron microscopy revealed a number of abnormal mitochondria which contain paracrystalline inclusion bodies.
