Bilateral profound sudden sensorineural hearing loss presenting a diagnostic conundrum in a child with sickle cell anaemia

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 811-816

  Mace, A D ^a,c   Ferguson, M S ^a   Offer, M ^b   Ghufoor, K ^a   Wareing, M J ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Cogan's syndrome; Sensorineural hearing loss; Sickle cell anaemia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAHISTINE; FOLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CASE REPORT; CERUMEN; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COGAN SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IMPLANTATION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SUDDEN DEAFNESS;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR;

EID: 68149123419     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108003617     Document Type: Article

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