Hallazgos audiológicos, periféricos y centrales en pacientes con síndrome de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada / Peripheral and central audiologic findings in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome
Acta otorrinolaringol. esp
; 60(4): 253-259, jul.-ago. 2009. tab, graf
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Objetivo:
Identificar y describir alteraciones audiológicas periféricas y centrales en pacientes con síndrome de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH). Material ymétodos:
Estudio prospectivo, transversal, observacional y descriptivo. Buscamos en pacientes con VKH, referidos de centro oftalmológico, síntomas y signos de alteración audiológica y realizamos pruebas audiológicas periféricas y de procesos centrales de la audición (PCA). Para estandarizar estas últimas, utilizamos controles metodológicos pareados por edad, sexo y curva audiométrica.Resultados:
Incluimos 21 pacientes (3 varones y 18 mujeres), edad promedio 40,7 años (±11,82). Nueve de los 21 pacientes presentaron acúfeno y en 9 se sospechó hipoacusia. Documentamos alteración, exclusiva o mayoritariamente sensorial, de la audiometría convencional en el 61,9% (mayoritariamente caídas selectivas a 4 y 8kHz) y de altas frecuencias en el 95,3% de los pacientes. Cinco de los 21 pacientes presentaron alteraciones sensoriales de la logoaudiometría. No se concluyó alteración de PCA.Conclusiones:
La mayoría de los pacientes con VKH presentaron alteraciones objetivas de la función auditiva periférica, aunque pocos manifestaron sintomatología (AU)ABSTRACT
Objective:
To identify and describe peripheral and central audiological abnormalities of patients with Vogt Koyanagi Harada syndrome. Materials andmethods:
Prospective, cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study. Vogt Koyanagi Harada patients referred from an ophthalmologic centre were assessed for signs and symptoms of auditory pathology. Peripheral audiological and central auditory processing tests were performed. To standardize the latter, methodological controls were matched for sex, age and audiometric chart.Results:
21 patients were included (3 male, 18 female), mean age 40.7 years (±11.82). Nine of the 21 complained of tinnitus and nine suspected hearing loss. Exclusively or mainly sensorial abnormalities of pure tone audiometric chart were documented in 61.9% (mainly selective troughs at 4 and 8kHz); 95.3% of patients had deficit in high-frequency audiometry. Five of the patients had sensorial disorders in the speech audiometry. No central auditory processing disorder was seen.Conclusions:
Most of the patients with Vogt Koyanagi Harada syndrome had objective peripheral audiological abnormalities, although few revealed any symptoms (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome
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Hearing Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Acta otorrinolaringol. esp
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundación Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Luz/México
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Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación/México