Concomitant occurrence of cochleosaccular dysplasia and Down's syndrome.
Inherited cochleosaccular dysplasia occurred in a woman coincidentally with Down's syndrome. Study of the right temporal bone revealed abnormalities of the cochlea and saccule consistent with Scheibe 's original description. There was also a short cochlea and small lateral semicircular canal consistent with previous descriptions of Down's syndrome.
D000328:Adult; D003051:Cochlea / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010375:Pedigree; D012444:Saccule and Utricle / Q000002:abnormalities*