Hearing loss in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus has its unique complications which warrant careful examination and assessment during follow/up visits of patients. The present study was conducted to evaluate prevalence of hearing loss in patients with SLE. At present a case- control study has been performed on 45 patie...

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Published in:	Global journal of health science Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 102 - 106
Main Authors:	Abbasi, Mahnaz, Yazdi, Zohreh, Kazemifar, Amir Mohammad, Bakhsh, Zahra Zarin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canada Canadian Center of Science and Education 15-06-2013
Subjects:	Adult Case-Control Studies Disease Progression Female Hearing Loss - epidemiology Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - epidemiology Hearing Tests Hospitals, Teaching Humans Iran - epidemiology Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - epidemiology Male Prevalence Severity of Illness Index Iran
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Summary:	Systemic lupus erythematosus has its unique complications which warrant careful examination and assessment during follow/up visits of patients. The present study was conducted to evaluate prevalence of hearing loss in patients with SLE. At present a case- control study has been performed on 45 patients with SLE in a clinic of a teaching university hospital, Qazvin city, Iran. The patients were examined and evaluated for auditory and hearing problems as well as parameters related to their disease severity and progression. The control group was selected from the same clinic. Five patients (11.1%) complained from hearing loss, 4 patients s (8.9%) complained from otorrhea, 3 patients (6.7%) had tinnitus in research group, moreover twelve patients (26.7%) in case group and 4 patients (8.9%) in control group had sensorineural hearing loss. The difference was found to be statistically significant. No statistical significant relationship was found between severity, age of onset, and duration of the disease, and the lab tests of the patients with hearing loss. The present study implies that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus may develop sensorineural hearing loss during their course of the disease. It is recommended that audiology examination and/or audiometry become a part of routine follow/up studies of the patients.
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ISSN:	1916-9736 1916-9744
DOI:	10.5539/gjhs.v5n5p102