Clinical features of bilateral progressive hearing loss associated with myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004 May;113(5):388-93. doi: 10.1177/000348940411300509.

Abstract

In this study, we analyzed the clinical features, diagnostic criteria, treatment, and outcome of atypical bilateral progressive hearing loss associated with myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA). The evaluation was made by audiogram and laboratory data in 6 cases treated at Hokkaido University Hospital. We measured MPO-ANCA by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; the result was positive in all cases. The hearing loss developed bilaterally and progressed to total deafness within several weeks. The onset of hearing loss was not simultaneous in the 2 ears. Methylprednisolone pulse therapy was effective in 9 ears. Three ears showed no improvement; 2 of the 3 ears had already exhibited total deafness at the first visit. After the treatment, the titer of MPO-ANCA decreased in all patients. The level of MPO-ANCA should be tested in patients with bilateral progressive hearing loss of unknown origin and can be used as a marker of the disease's activity.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / immunology*
  • Audiometry, Pure-Tone
  • Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / immunology
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Hearing Loss, Bilateral / diagnosis*
  • Hearing Loss, Bilateral / immunology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Peroxidase / immunology*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Peroxidase
  • Methylprednisolone