title: Hearing loss and kidney dysfunction: finding a unifying diagnosis.
abstract: Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a systemic vasculitis that affects small caliber vessels, with renal and lung compromise. Diagnosis can be challenging; timely diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent devastating complication, particularly renal failure. We present a case of a patient with microscopic polyangiitis presented with renal and pulmonary involvements with concomitant sensorineural hearing loss. We provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic keys to microscopic polyangiitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA.
authors.forename: Praveena
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iruku
authors.forename: Puja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karanth
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tiu
authors.forename: Charity
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kankam
authors.forename: Khaldoon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shaheen