Jervell and Lange-Nielsen QT syndrome: a case report from Saudi Arabia.
A family with two of its members having Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome is reported for the first time from Saudi Arabia. A history of syncopal attack in a child with hearing loss and the sudden death of her brother while playing suggested the possibility of the syndrome. Electrocardiogram and full ENT and audiological assessment revealed Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome in the living child. Treatment was given and the condition is now under control.
al Rakaf
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Department of ENT/Audiology and Paediatrics, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Zakzouk
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SM
al Shahwan
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SA
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists