Reversible sensorineural hearing loss in a girl with Kawasaki disease.
Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limited vasculitis of infants and children that is now the most common cause of acquired heart disease in the pediatric age group in the United States and Japan. This report presents a case of classic Kawasaki disease with reversible sensorineural hearing loss that was treated with steroid. In conclusion, Kawasaki disease caregivers must be aware of possible sensorineural hearing loss, which is reversible by early intervention and thus improves quality of life.
Kara
Ateş
A
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Beşbaş
Nesrin
N
Tezer
Hasan
H
Karagöz
Tevfik
T
Devrim
Ilker
I
Unal
Omer Faruk
OF
D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001621:Betahistine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003911:Dextrans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D017442:Histamine Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D003911:Dextrans; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D017442:Histamine Agonists; D011239:Prednisolone; D001621:Betahistine