Riyuan Liu, Simin Liao, Yurong Zhao, Jian Zhu, Shiming Yang, Hui Zhao
Objective: To analyze the clinical feature, diagnosis and treatment of Anca-associated vasculitis with ear symptoms. Methods: In this retrospective study, we summarized the clinical and laboratory examination, pure tone audiometry, aural immittance measurement, CT scan of temporal bone and treatment of 40 patients in the First Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital. Results: A total of 11 cases(27.5%) had the initial symptom in the ear. The most common symptoms were hearing loss, and the other symptoms included a sense of ear fullness, otorrhea and tinnitus...
March 2024: Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology, Head, and Neck Surgery