title: Atopic dermatitis and congenital deafness.
abstract: In a family with perceptive, non-progressive hearing loss several of the members suffered from atopic dermatitis. The proband had a severe atopic dermatitis and an extremely high IgE value. Some of the family members suffered from atopic dermatitis, others from deafness, and some from both diseases. The co-existence of these two disorders has been previously described in two families. Atopic dermatitis and perceptive, non-progressive congenital deafness might be genetically associated.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001299:Audiometry; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000235:genetics; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree