Apheresis as rescue therapy in a severe case of sudden hearing loss

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 589-592

  Alpa, Mirella ^a,b   Bucolo, Sebastiano ^a   Beatrice, Fabio ^a   Giachino, Osvaldo ^a   Roccatello, Dario ^a,b  

^a S GIOVANNI BOSCO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apheresis; Ear immunopathology; Sudden hearing loss

Indexed keywords

LIPIDS;

ANTINUCLEAR AUTO-ANTIBODIES; APHERESIS; BRAIN STEM; EAR IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; HEARING LOSS; HIGH DOSE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; PLASMA EXCHANGES; SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS; SUDDEN HEARING LOSS;

AUDITION;

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; BETAMETHASONE; MANNITOL; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; APHERESIS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PLASMAPHERESIS; STEROID THERAPY; SUDDEN DEAFNESS; TINNITUS;

EID: 79961098395     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/IJAO.2011.8548     Document Type: Article

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