Inner Ear, Autoimmune Disease: eMedicine Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery

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Inner Ear, Autoimmune Disease: eMedicine Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery

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Overview: In 1979, McCabe first described a cohort of patients with idiopathic, rapidly progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). These patients' hearing improved after treatment with corticosteroids, thereby suggesting an autoimmune pathogenesis. The hallmark of this clinically ...

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Tags: Immune, Ear, Autoimmune Disease, Cosmetic Procedure, Disease and Condition, Plastic Surgery, Surgery, disease

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SusanS_Health Susan Scroggins

Autoimmune inner ear disease implies a direct attack of the immune system upon an endogenous inner ear antigen. http://bit.ly/bir40I

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