Three cases of vascular problems in the human stria vascularis.
The histopathological findings of a study of temporal bones are reported. Each patient suffered from one of the following systemic vascular diseases: leukemia, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. In each temporal bone, a differing strial pathology was observed: leukemic infiltration, dilatated strial vessels, and microaneurismata. Microvascular changes as seen in this study could make the human inner ear more vulnerable to inner ear traumata.
D000328:Adult; D003051:Cochlea / Q000098:blood supply*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000473:pathology*; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013316:Stria Vascularis / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology