title: Sensorineural hearing loss in linear IgA disease.
abstract: We present the first reported case of sensorineural hearing loss in association with a rare immunological disorder, linear IgA disease. We discuss the possibility of IgA antibody deposition in the inner ear causing damage to the cochlea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Hospital Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK. razvanta@onetel.net.uk
authors.forename: Razvan Alexandru
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Tasca
authors.forename: Junaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanif
authors.forename: Gary Winston
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Glover
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003051:Cochlea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology*; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A