Acute deafness as an extraintestinal manifestation of ulcerative colitis.
Autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss is a syndrome with an immunological mechanism occasionally associated with diverse autoimmune diseases. We describe a case of sensorineural hearing loss in a patient with ulcerative colitis. Several pathogenic mechanisms have been invoked. Treatment is steroid therapy and should be initiated when symptoms appear to restore hearing.
Morís
Germán
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Neurology Service, Hospital Alvarez-Buylla, Mieres, Asturias, Spain. gmorist@seneurologia.org
Milla
Ana
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Ribacoba
Renee
R
González
Carmen
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