Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Polyneuropathy in a Patient with Sweet's Syndrome

Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Cather M CalaNaveed Sami

Abstract

Sweet's syndrome is an inflammatory systemic disease which has been associated with various underlying causes. The disease can involve multiple areas of the body including the skin and neurological system. There have been only two cases which have described otological involvement. This report presents a patient who developed loss of hearing secondary to Sweet's syndrome after developing cutaneous involvement along with peripheral neuropathy. Despite the patient's skin and neuropathy noticing improvement with intravenous immunoglobulin and azathioprine, he required bilateral cochlear implants for partial recovery of his hearing loss. This case highlights the need to recognize Sweet's syndrome as a complicated disease process where the role of otolaryngologists is important in the multidisciplinary coordination of care in both diagnosis and treatment.

References

Apr 18, 2000·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·D B PharisS W Caughman
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May 25, 2005·Neurology·Kinya HisanagaUNKNOWN Neuro-Sweet Disease Study Group
Jul 28, 2007·Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases·Philip R Cohen
Oct 21, 2009·The Journal of Laryngology and Otology·S Cheng, M da Cruz

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Citations

Feb 13, 2019·Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports·Asya I WallachIlya Kister

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
biopsy
amputation
electrophoresis
cochlear implants

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