Relapsing polychondritis presented as inner ear involvement

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 154-157

  Kimura, Yasuyuki ^a   Miwa, Hiroko ^a   Furukawa, Mitsuru ^a   Mizukami, Yuji ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ear cartilages, infection; Hearing loss, sensorineural; Methotrexate; Steroids; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG THERAPY; EAR CARTILAGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOM; TINNITUS; VERTIGO; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0030022012     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s002221510013302x     Document Type: Article

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