title: Immune-mediated inner ear disease.
abstract: Recent clinical studies, experimental research, and various testing techniques in otoimmunology have resulted in presentation of the synonymous terms autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss, autoimmune inner ear disease, immune-mediated sensorineural hearing loss, and immune-mediated inner ear disease or disorder. The development of this terminology and the clinical presentation of this disease as well as whether it is really a distinct clinical entity are discussed. Laboratory tests for immune-mediated inner ear disease are presented along with a discussion of progress being made in the growing field of otoimmunology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Alexandria School of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Soliman
mesh_terms: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology; D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000276:immunology*; D002464:Cell Migration Inhibition; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D001323:Autoantibodies