TY - JOUR
T1 - Complete recovery following sudden sensorineural hearing loss in a patient with sickle cell disease
AU - Alkindi, Salam
AU - Arafa, Najwa
AU - Al Okbi, M.
AU - Pathare, Anil
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - A sickle cell disease (SCD) patient with vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) developed sudden senserinural heari-ing loss (SNHL), which responded well to a rapid course of corticosteroids along with exchange transf-fusions. The otolaryngologist should be aware of the otologic manifestations of SCD such as SNHL. A good response to steroids, which averted a permanent hearing loss, warrants further studies to define the augmentive benefits of such therapy along with exchange transfusions in patients with SCD in VOC who develop sudden SNHL.
AB - A sickle cell disease (SCD) patient with vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) developed sudden senserinural heari-ing loss (SNHL), which responded well to a rapid course of corticosteroids along with exchange transf-fusions. The otolaryngologist should be aware of the otologic manifestations of SCD such as SNHL. A good response to steroids, which averted a permanent hearing loss, warrants further studies to define the augmentive benefits of such therapy along with exchange transfusions in patients with SCD in VOC who develop sudden SNHL.
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U2 - 10.5144/1658-3876.2011.97
DO - 10.5144/1658-3876.2011.97
M3 - Article
C2 - 21727771
AN - SCOPUS:79960997510
SN - 1658-3876
VL - 4
SP - 97
EP - 99
JO - Hematology/ Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
JF - Hematology/ Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
IS - 2
ER -