title: Sensorineural hearing loss as the first manifestation of Sjögren's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Autoimmune Diseases Clinic, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Raquel Sousa
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Autoimmune Diseases Clinic, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Alves
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Autoimmune Diseases Clinic, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Petra M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Pego
authors.affiliation: Autoimmune Diseases Clinic, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Yahia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abuowda
authors.affiliation: Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Iuri
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.affiliation: Autoimmune Diseases Clinic, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: João Matos
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001299:Audiometry; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone