Karkos P D, Waldron M, Johnson I J
Department of Otolaryngology, The Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 2004 Feb;29(1):1-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00769.x.
The mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is a rare congenital disorder of mitochondrial DNA (mt-DNA). Patients with this syndrome may present to the otolaryngologist with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), which is genetic in origin. A high index of suspicion is required because this hearing loss is part of a syndrome for which early diagnosis and intervention is required.
线粒体肌病、脑病、乳酸酸中毒和卒中样发作(MELAS)综合征是一种罕见的线粒体DNA(mt-DNA)先天性疾病。患有这种综合征的患者可能因遗传性感音神经性听力损失(SNHL)而就诊于耳鼻喉科医生。由于这种听力损失是一种需要早期诊断和干预的综合征的一部分,因此需要高度怀疑。