title: [Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness: a case report].
abstract: Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD) syndrome is a rare disease associated with progressive sensorineural deafness due to a mitochondrial DNA mutation. Characterized by diabetes mellitus and sensorineural hearing impairment; MIDD is also associated with macular dystrophy, neuromuscular and psychiatric manifestations, cardiomyopathy as well as renal insufficiency. We report the case of a 55-year-old male patient complaining of hearing loss with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital San Agustín, SESPA, Asturias, España. maseda99@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maseda
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sampedro
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ablanedo
authors.forename: José Ricardo
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Alonso
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017354:Point Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D012343:RNA, Transfer