Pearson marrow-pancreas syndrome with cardiac conduction abnormality necessitating prophylactic pacemaker implantation

Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2020 Jan;25(1):e12681. doi: 10.1111/anec.12681. Epub 2019 Sep 1.

Abstract

Pearson marrow-pancreas syndrome (PS), an exceedingly rare mitochondrial disorder, involves multiple systems including hematologic system and pancreas. Other mitochondrial disorders have been associated with progressive infrahisian block but this has not yet been described as a major feature of PS. We report a 7-year-old girl with classical features of PS and cardiac conduction defect. Her electrocardiogram revealed QRS prolongation with right bundle and left anterior fascicular blocks. Follow-up Holter revealed bifascicular block, alternating left and right bundle branch blocks, supraventricular tachycardia (with alternating bundles), and suspicion for nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. She underwent successful transvenous single-chamber ventricular pacemaker.

Keywords: Pearson syndrome; bundle branch blocks; fascicular block; pacemaker.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Conduction System Disease / complications*
  • Cardiac Conduction System Disease / diagnosis*
  • Cardiac Conduction System Disease / therapy*
  • Child
  • Congenital Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes / complications*
  • Congenital Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes / physiopathology
  • Electrocardiography / methods*
  • Female
  • Heart Conduction System / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / complications*
  • Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / physiopathology
  • Mitochondrial Diseases / complications*
  • Mitochondrial Diseases / physiopathology
  • Muscular Diseases / complications*
  • Muscular Diseases / physiopathology
  • Pacemaker, Artificial*

Supplementary concepts

  • VLCAD deficiency