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Practical versus theoretical management of autoimmune inner ear disease
Author(s) -
Hughes Gordon B.,
Kinney Sam E.,
Barna Barbara P.,
Calabrese Leonard H.
Publication year - 1984
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 - 10.1288/00005537-198406000-00006
Subject(s) - medicine , inner ear , disease , autoimmune disease , immunology , hearing loss , immune system , autoimmunity , audiology , radiology
Autoimmune inner ear disease is an uncommon but distinct clinical entity. Our ignorance of the immune mediating pathways, need of further animal model experimentation, variability of laboratory test results and of patient treatment responses illustrate how poorly we understand this disorder. The purpose of this review is to compare practical vs . theoretical management of autoimmune inner ear disease, based upon our current knowledge of the disease process and upon a review of clinical experience at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Representative case histories are presented. The following preliminary conclusions are discussed: