congenital muscular dystrophy-infantile cataract-hypogonadism syndrome congenital muscular dystrophy-infantile cataract-hypogonadism syndrome congenital muscular dystrophy-infantile cataract-hypogonadism syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by congenital muscular dystrophy, infantile-onset cataract, and hypogonadism. males usually develop klinefelter syndrome while females develop agenesis of the ovaries. it has been described in eight individuals of which seven came from finnmark county, norway. inheritance pattern is thought to be autosomal recessive. congenital muscular dystrophy-infantile cataract-hypogonadism syndromeother namesbenign muscular dystrophy with hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism and congenital cataract, bassoe syndromespecialtymedical geneticssymptomsmuscular, gonadal, and ocular anomaliescomplicationsinfertility, vision lossusual onsetbirth (muscular dystrophy), infancy (cataracts), birth/puberty (hypogonadism), birth (ovarian agenesis and klinefelter syndrome)durationlifelongcausesgenetic mutationpreventionnoneprognosisgoodfrequencyvery rare, only eight cases have been reported in medical literaturedeaths-