[Peripheral and central audiologic findings in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
To identify and describe peripheral and central audiological abnormalities of patients with Vogt Koyanagi Harada syndrome.


METHODS
Prospective, cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study. Vogt Koyanagi Harada patients referred from an ophthalmologic centre were assessed for signs and symptoms of auditory pathology. Peripheral audiological and central auditory processing tests were performed. To standardize the latter, methodological controls were matched for sex, age and audiometric chart.


RESULTS
21 patients were included (3 male, 18 female), mean age 40.7 years (+/-11.82). Nine of the 21 complained of tinnitus and nine suspected hearing loss. Exclusively or mainly sensorial abnormalities of pure tone audiometric chart were documented in 61.9% (mainly selective troughs at 4 and 8 kHz); 95.3% of patients had deficit in high-frequency audiometry. Five of the patients had sensorial disorders in the speech audiometry. No central auditory processing disorder was seen.


CONCLUSIONS
Most of the patients with Vogt Koyanagi Harada syndrome had objective peripheral audiological abnormalities, although few revealed any symptoms.
Ruiz-Allec
Laura D
LD
Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Servicio de Audiología, México DF, México. danyallec@yahoo.com
Peñaloza-López
Yolanda R
YR
Ocaña-Plante
Nieves del R
Ndel R
Valdez-González
Teresa
T
López-Star
Ellery
E
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*