Sudden Hearing Loss and Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies in Autoimmune disease: A Case Report

Autor:	Manisha Narayan, Suja Sreedharan, Rohit Pai, Sajjan Shenoy
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	multiple cranial nerve palsy sudden sensory neural hearing loss rheumatoid arthritis Otorhinolaryngology RF1-547
Zdroj:	Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 33, Iss 1, Pp 45-48 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2251-7251 2251-726X
DOI:	10.22038/ijorl.2020.47096.2608
Popis:	Introduction: The relationship between autoimmune disease and sensorineural loss is well documented in literature. Immune mediated sudden hearing loss is asymmetric, bilateral and rapidly progressive but responds well to steroid therapy. However association of cranial nerve neuropathies with sudden hearing loss is rare. Case Report: A 41 year old female presented with sudden mixed hearing loss and developed multiple cranial nerve palsies within a month. Blood and Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed an undiagnosed rheumatoid arthritis. She responded well to definitive therapy with cyclophosphamide and azathioprine. Conclusion: If sudden hearing loss is associated with cranial neuropathy, an autoimmune work-up is highly recommended.
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