Bilateral sudden hearing loss following habitual abortion: A case report and review of literature

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 720-723

  Yin, Tuanfang ^a   Huang, Fengying ^a   Ren, Jihao ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Chen, Xing ^a   Li, Lihua ^a   Xie, Dinghua ^a   Lu, Yongde ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibody (ACA); Antiphospholipid antibody (APA); Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS); Autoimmune disease; Habitual abortion; Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL); Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL); Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; D DIMER; DEXAMETHASONE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; OXYGEN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; COOMBS TEST; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG INFECTION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RECURRENT ABORTION; SUDDEN DEAFNESS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TINNITUS; VERTIGO;

EID: 84884261724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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