Adamantiades-Behçet's disease with inner ear involvement. 2002

Y D Adler, and S Jovanovic, and A Jivanjee, and L Krause, and C C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Germany.

Adamantiades-Behçet's disease is a chronic recurrent inflammatory disorder involving the small and large vessels. Typical loci of manifestations are the mucous membranes, skin and eyes, as well as the joints and central nervous system. Other organs are not commonly involved. We present two patients, one with ocular and the other with mucocutaneous manifestation of Adamantiades-Behçet's disease. In addition, the first patient reported three episodes of sudden hearing loss while under immunosuppressive therapy for his eye involvement. The second, therapy-naive patient complained of tinnitus in his left ear. Careful examination revealed vestibular involvement in the first patient and retrocochlear involvement in the second. Inner ear involvement is an uncommon manifestation of Adamantiades-Behçet's disease. In case of relevant signs or history, such as hearing disturbance, tinnitus and/or vertigo, patients should be examined for inner ear involvement.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D006319 Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Hearing loss resulting from damage to the COCHLEA and the sensorineural elements which lie internally beyond the oval and round windows. These elements include the AUDITORY NERVE and its connections in the BRAINSTEM. Deafness Neurosensory,Deafness, Neurosensory,Deafness, Sensoryneural,Neurosensory Deafness,Sensorineural Hearing Loss,Sensoryneural Deafness,Cochlear Hearing Loss,Hearing Loss, Cochlear,Deafnesses, Neurosensory,Deafnesses, Sensoryneural,Neurosensory Deafnesses,Sensoryneural Deafness,Sensoryneural Deafnesses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001528 Behcet Syndrome Rare chronic inflammatory disease involving the small blood vessels. It is of unknown etiology and characterized by mucocutaneous ulceration in the mouth and genital region and uveitis with hypopyon. The neuro-ocular form may cause blindness and death. SYNOVITIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; gastrointestinal ulcerations; RETINAL VASCULITIS; and OPTIC ATROPHY may occur as well. Behcet Disease,Behcet's Disease,Behcet's Syndrome,Triple-Symptom Complex,Adamantiades-Behcet Disease,Behcet Triple Symptom Complex,Behçet Disease,Old Silk Route Disease,Triple Symptom Complex,Adamantiades Behcet Disease,Adamantiades-Behcet Diseases,Behçet Diseases,Symptom Complex, Triple,Triple Symptom Complices

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