Effect of penicillamine on the sensori-neural deafness of retinitis pigmentosa.
Four confirmed patients with retinitis pigmentosa and varying degrees of sensori-neural deafness were treated with penicillamine. The results indicated that the deafness improves with the therapy.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism; D003638:Deafness / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism
D003300:Copper; D010396:Penicillamine