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Inner Ear Hemorrhage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Author(s) -
Sugiura Makoto,
Naganawa Shinji,
Teranishi Masaaki,
Sato Eisuke,
Kojima Sawako,
Nakashima Tsutomu
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1097/01.mlg.0000215206.75542.bf
Subject(s) - medicine , inner ear , cochlea , vestibule , anticardiolipin antibodies , magnetic resonance imaging , antibody , anatomy , immunology , vestibular system , audiology , radiology
A 33‐year‐old man had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with anticardiolipin antibody. At the age of 40 years, he experienced bilateral hearing deterioration. The three‐dimensional fluid‐attenuated inversion recovery of magnetic resonance imaging showed high signals bilaterally in the cochlea and vestibule. He was diagnosed with bilateral inner ear hemorrhage on the basis of the presence of anticardiolipin antibody. This is the first published case of inner ear hemorrhage in a patient with SLE. Our findings suggest that inner ear hemorrhage is associated with hearing deterioration in some patients with SLE.