[Sensorineural hearing loss evolution in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome].
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Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is an autoimmune multisystem disease, characterized by the association of ocular inflammatory manifestations (uveitis and retinal detachment) and extraocular lesions such as meningismus and tegumentary or auditory findings. We report the case of a Hispanic woman with this syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola
دوره 62 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011