Alstrom syndrome medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]; Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]

Medical Therapy

Red-tinted prescription lenses for photodysphoria; instruction for the blind or visually impaired
Healthy diet and regular exercise
Myringotomy tubes and/or hearing aids as needed for hearing impairment
Anti-congestive measures as needed for cardiomyopathy
Treatment of insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes as in the general population
Nicotinic acid derivatives for hyperlipidemia
Consultation with an endocrinologist if pubertal development and/or menses are abnormal
Urinary diversion or self-catherization in those with voiding difficulties; renal transplantation has been successful in a number of cases
Appropriate therapy of portal hypertension and esophageal varices
Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated infection per accepted guidelines