[Familial occurrence of hearing loss following streptomycin (SM) treatment]

Otolaryngol Pol. 2001;55(3):313-5.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

References data indicate the probability of inheritance of predisposition to post-streptomycin hearing loss. Ototoxicity after SM is transmitted by women. It is considered as autosomal dominant inheritance, but the transmission to the next generation is not explained by the Mendelian inheritance rule. The aim of our presentation is showing different kinds of hearing loss after SM occurring in siblings with probable inherited susceptibility to SM.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Deafness / chemically induced*
  • Deafness / genetics*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Streptomycin / adverse effects*
  • Streptomycin / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Streptomycin