A woman with sudden bilateral sensorineural hearing loss after treatment psoriasis with acitretin.
A case of psoriasis presented with sudden simultaneous bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss after taking oral acitretin. Audiogram showed bilateral symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss. Her symptom improved after a short course of prednisolone. It is suggested that acitretin may affect hearing acuity.
Mahasitthiwat
Visan
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Department of Ophthalmology and Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Nakhon-Nayok 26120, Thailand.
D017255:Acitretin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007641:Keratolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D007641:Keratolytic Agents; D017255:Acitretin