Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: An autoimmune disease?

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 756-761

  Greco, A ^a   Fusconi, M ^a   Gallo, A ^a   Marinelli, C ^a   Macri, G F ^a   De Vincentiis, M ^a  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Hearing loss; Measles virus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 80053228781     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: 18730183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2011.05.005     Document Type: Review

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