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Malignant thymoma presenting as sensorineural deafness.
autoimmune disorders, most notably myasthenia gravis (MG) which is seen in up to 40% of cases.1,2 There are also a number of other less common autoimmune disorders associated with thymoma, including hyperexcitability syndromes,3 myositis,1 encephalitis,4 autonomic dysfunction,5 and lupus.6 In 2004 Vernino and Lennon7 reported autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in two patients from the...
متن کاملHypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness, and renal disease
Key words Disease name and synonyms Definition/diagnostic criteria Epidemiology Clinical description Etiology Diagnostic methods Differential diagnosis Genetic counseling Antenatal diagnosis Management including treatment Prognosis Unresolved questions References Abstract The syndrome of Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness and renal disease (HDR syndrome) is an inherited condition. Patie...
متن کاملScreening for sensorineural deafness by health visitors
Screening for hearing loss in the first year of life, using the distraction test, remains the responsibility of health visitors in most health districts in the United Kingdom. We have evaluated the screening procedure used routinely in one health region in a population of infants at increased risk of sensorineural deafness. They were infants who weighed less than 2000 g at birth or infants who ...
متن کاملRecent advances in the treatment of sensorineural deafness.
In the developed world, there are currently more than 100 million people afflicted with hearing loss. In the United States and European Community alone, there are an estimated 21 million people with significant conductive hearing loss, whilst there are over 90 million suffering from moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss. Of these, more than 65 million hearing-impaired persons are withou...
متن کاملThe Syndrome of Familial Hypoparathyroidism, Sensorineural Deafness and Renal Dysplasia.
The syndrome of familial hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness, and renal dysplasia (HDR syndrome) is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, caused by haploinsufficiency of the GATA3 gene in chromosome 10p. Although first described years ago, but the disease is considered to be very rare. Patients usually present with hypocalcemia, tetany, or afebrile convulsions at any age. Hearing los...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.301.6743.74