title: [Differential diagnosis of bilateral progressive sensorineural loss. A report of a case secondary to neurofibromatosis 2].
abstract: Progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (BSNHL) was the first manifestation of type II neurofibromatosis in a young patient with no family or personal history of neurofibromatosis. The differential diagnosis of BSNHL is described and a diagnostic protocol is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morales Angulo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: del Valle Zapico
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rubio Suárez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazón Gutiérrez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rama Quintela
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000473:pathology