[Differential diagnosis of bilateral progressive sensorineural loss. A report of a case secondary to neurofibromatosis 2].
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.
Morales Angulo
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Servicio de ORL, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega.
del Valle Zapico
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Rubio Suárez
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Mazón Gutiérrez
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Rama Quintela
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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