Acute deafness as an extraintestinal manifestation of ulcerative colitis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss is a syndrome with an immunological mechanism occasionally associated with diverse autoimmune diseases. We describe a case of sensorineural hearing loss in a patient with ulcerative colitis. Several pathogenic mechanisms have been invoked. Treatment is steroid therapy and should be initiated when symptoms appear to restore hearing.