Sympathetic ophthalmia with sensorineural deafness - report of a case
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Sympathetic ophthalmia with sensorineural deafness - report of a case
BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to report a case of sympathetic ophthalmia with sensorineural hearing loss following penetrating trauma. This is an interventional case report. A 23-year-old male presented with bilateral, sudden, profound visual and hearing loss, disorientation, and dizziness. He had a past history of penetrating trauma with an iron rod in the right eye for which he underwen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-65