Autoimmune thyroid disease in a patient with Usher's syndrome: case report

ABSTRACT

Usher's syndrome [US] is a rare genetic disorder characterized by congenital sensorineural deafness arid retinitis pigmentosa. Here, we describe the association of US and hypothyroidism due to autoimmune thyroid disease [AITD] in a 50-year-old Kuwaiti woman diagnosed clinically to have US. As far as we are aware, this is the first case report of US in Kuwait arid to our knowledge the association with AITD has not been previously reported