Fluctuating hearing loss with otorrhoea in Hughes syndrome.
We present an unusual case of bilateral aural symptoms in a 34-weeks pregnant woman with Hughes syndrome. This report underscores the unpredictable nature of this syndrome and its ENT complications. No previous case of fluctuating hearing loss and otorrhoea in Hughes syndrome has been described.
Jovanovic-Bateman
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ENT Department, Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust, East Surrey and Crawley Hospitals, Redhill, UK. lilibateman@hotmail.com
Warrington
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D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001158:Arteries; D001299:Audiometry; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D004423:Ear / Q000098:blood supply*; D004433:Earache / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications