title: Hearing loss in Behçet syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence and characteristics of hearing loss in Behçet syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study included 27 patients with Behçet syndrome and 35 sex-and age-matched controls. A complete audiological evaluation was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average pure-tone audiograms from both groups showed a statistically significant hearing loss in the Behçet group. Sixteen patients (59.26%) showed some degrees of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), with the high-frequency type (4, 8, 10, and 12 kHz) being the most common pattern (93.75%). Hearing loss was the fourth most common manifestation. Although the patient's age, sex, and the duration of the disease were not related to hearing loss, there was a significant correlation between a negative pathergy test and hearing loss in patients with Behçet syndrome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We should consider audiovestibular involvement in Behçet syndrome as a common finding.
authors.affiliation: Otorhinolaryngology Department, Imam Reza Educational Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. m-bakhshaee@mums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bakhshaee
authors.forename: Bakhshaee
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mahdi
authors.forename: Mohammad Mehdi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ghasemi
authors.forename: Ghasemi Mohammad
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mehdi
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hatef
authors.forename: Hatef Mohammad
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Reza
authors.forename: Mahdieh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Talebmehr
authors.forename: Talebmehr
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mahdieh
authors.forename: Mohammad Taghi
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Shakeri
authors.forename: Shakeri Mohammad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Taghi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors