Sensorineural hearing loss associated with psoriatic arthritis

J Laryngol Otol. 2004 Nov;118(11):909-11. doi: 10.1258/0022215042703813.

Abstract

Autoimmune inner ear disease is a well described entity. We report a case of sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss in association with psoriatic arthritis, which has not been reported in the literature. The case satisfies the criteria for the presumptive diagnosis of autoimmune hearing loss. A high index of suspicion, with early diagnosis and aggressive treatment with steroids and/or immunosuppressive agents, is essential to prevent irreversible hearing loss. The condition of psoriatic arthritis must be added to the pantheon of autoimmune diseases that can lead to sensorineural hearing loss.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / complications*
  • Audiometry, Pure-Tone
  • Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System / etiology*
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology*
  • Hearing Loss, Sudden / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged