Steroid-responsive hearing loss in temporal arteritis.
An unusual case of temporal arteritis presenting with sensorineural hearing loss is presented. Deafness was improved dramatically by corticosteroid treatment. The diagnosis of temporal arteritis should be considered in elderly patients presenting with sensorineural hearing loss.
Kramer
M R
MR
Department of Internal Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Nesher
G
G
Sonnenblick
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011239:Prednisolone