title: Dominant symphalangism and conductive hearing loss.
abstract: Dominant symphalangism in three generations is presented in this paper. Conductive hearing loss of a 14 year old male patient with proximal symphalangism was due to fixation of the stapes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric, Polish Mother's Hospital, Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makowski
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Latkowski
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Niebudek-Bogusz
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000293:Adolescent; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000150:complications; D001299:Audiometry; D004429:Ear Ossicles; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed