Bilateral Deafness and Skin Lesions in a 23-Year-Old Man

Sumaira Nabi, MBBS; Shahzad Ahmed, MBBS; Mazhar Badshah, MBBS

October 12, 2016

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Background

A 23-year-old Pakistani man presents to an outpatient department with a 3-year history of bilateral progressive hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo. At the time of presentation, he also describes a diffuse headache, blurring of vision, and swaying from side to side upon walking over the past 4 months.

The patient has no history of limb weakness, sensory symptoms, or seizures. He is single and unemployed. He is a nonsmoker and denies substance abuse. He reports that his mother died after being operated on for a brain neoplasm. However, he does not have any relevant documents with him.

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Cite this: Sumaira Nabi, Shahzad Ahmed, Mazhar Badshah. Bilateral Deafness and Skin Lesions in a 23-Year-Old Man - Medscape - Oct 12, 2016.

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