title: Biological and clinical aspects of autoimmune inner ear disease.
abstract: The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of autoimmune inner ear disease are reviewed. Recent studies indicating an autoimmune etiology and pathogenesis are discussed, along with a comparative analysis of several promising new animal models. Further studies to define the natural history, pathogenesis, and diagnosis of the disease are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510-8056.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology