Journal article
Autoimmune inner ear disease in children
Otology & neurotology, v 32(2)
Feb 2011
PMID: 21178803
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Abstract
To determine the response to treatment of pediatric patients diagnosed with autoimmune inner ear disease.
Seven children who presented with sensorineural hearing loss and were diagnosed with autoimmune inner ear disease.
Diagnosis through blood testing. Treatment with steroids and/or cytotoxic medication.
Improvement in pure-tone average and speech discrimination scores on audiometric testing.
Six of the 7 children (85.7%) improved with treatment, and the remaining patient had no measurable progression of disease.
Children with autoimmune inner ear disease seem to benefit from treatment with steroids and/or cytotoxic medication. Although such medications must be used with caution in the pediatric population, they should not be withheld simply because of young age.
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Details
- Title
- Autoimmune inner ear disease in children
- Creators
- Natalie C Huang - University of Southern CaliforniaRobert T Sataloff
- Publication Details
- Otology & neurotology, v 32(2)
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000286138700009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79955654517
- Other Identifier
- 991019312476704721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Otorhinolaryngology