[Cogans's syndrome in childhood (author's transl)].
A case--report is given of a patient with Cogan's syndrome in childhood. This syndrome consists of non-syphilitic interstitial keratitis and vestibuloauditory symptoms. Visual loss is rare but hearing loss is rapidly progressive. A relation to autoimmune diseases especially to panarteriitis nodosa has been suggested by a number of authors.
D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis; D013577:Syndrome
Cogan-Syndrom im Kindesalter