A shifty diagnosis: Cogan's syndrome. A case report and review of the literature.
Cogan's syndrome is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin, an autoimmune disease, characterized by bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, vestibular symptoms, inflammatory ocular manifestations with variable risk of developing into a systemic disease. The onset of disease is variable but is often characterized by isolated ocular symptoms or acute ear and/or vestibular manifestations, variably associated. The diagnosis of Cogan's syndrome can be a challenge as is evident in the case described here since it is based only on the association between bilateral ocular and vestibuloauditory symptoms with no specific diagnostic tests available.
Migliori
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G
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Santa Croce Hospital, Fano, Italy.
Battisti
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E
Pari
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M
Vitelli
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N
Cingolani
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C
D000328:Adult; D055952:Cogan Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans