Retinitis pigmentosa, hearing loss and vitiligo: report of two patients.
In this report we describe the association of retinitis pigmentosa, hearing loss and vitiligo in two non-related patients. The second patient developed, in addition, an axonal polyneuritis after the age of 30. Previous reports dealing with this unusual combination of symptoms are discussed.
Centre of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Brussels, Belgium.
A M
AM
Dereymaeker
J P
JP
Fryns
J
J
Ars
J
J
Andresescu
H
H
van den Berghe
D000328:Adult; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics