title: Atypical Cogan syndrome mimicking acute rheumatic fever.
abstract: Cogan syndrome is a syndrome of non-syphilitic interstitial keratitis associated with vestibuloauditory deficits. We report a 10 year-old male child who presented with fever, acute polyarthritis, and unilateral red eye and was diagnosed as acute rheumatic fever. Subsequently unilateral hearing loss was detected and the child was diagnosed to have atypical Cogan syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India. drmonicajuneja@gmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chakarbarty
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D055952:Cogan Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D001241:Aspirin; D008727:Methotrexate