[Immune-mediated inner ear disease: report of clinical cases].
Many clinical and experimental studies have obtained evidence of immune-mediated inner ear disease. Discrepancies between theories of the mechanisms of injury to the inner ear and the laboratory tests that identify it mean that the diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms and a positive response to treatment. We report four cases of immune-mediated inner ear disease characterized by endolymphatic hydrops, fluctuating hearing loss, sudden deafness (first symptom of primary Sjögren's syndrome), and rapidly progressive sensorineural hearing loss.
García Berrocal
J R
JR
Servicio de ORL, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid.
Arellano
B
B
Vargas
J A
JA
Trinidad
A
A
Ramírez Camacho
R
R
Vergara
J
J
D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D007758:Ear, Inner; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Enfermedad inmunomediada del oído interno. Presentación de casos clínicos.