A Case of MELAS with Maternally Transmitted Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Deafness

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 25(3); 2007 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2007;25(3): 416-418.

모계 유전된 제2형 당뇨병 및 청각 장애를 보인 MELAS 증후군 1예

유현정, 노숙영 이구은 고성호a

분당제생병원 신경과, 한양대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실a

A Case of MELAS with Maternally Transmitted Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Deafness

Hyun-Jeung Yu

Department of Neurology, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Hanyang Universitya

Abstract

MELAS syndrome is typically a multisystemic disorder. We report one case of MELAS showing both maternally transmitted type II diabetes mellitus (DM) and deafness. A 41-year-old woman was admitted because of severe headache and vomiting. She developed type II DM at age 26 and was followed by bilateral sensorineural type hearing loss at age 37. Family history revealed that her mother and two sisters suffered from similar disorders. MELAS with A3243G point mutation was confirmed in the patient and her daughter. KeyWords:MELAS, Deafness, Diabetes