Abstract
Introduction:
Cogan's syndrome is defined by the combination of non syphilitic interstitial keratitis and inner ear dysfunction, similar to Meniere's disease.
Observation:
Cogan's syndrome was revealed by haemorrhagic glaireous diarrhoea in a 21 year-old woman whose medical history included Hirschsprung's disease. Cerebral MRI revealed viral-like bilateral neuritis of the eighth cranial nerve, never described in the literature before. The auditory and visual disorders regressed after treatment with corticosteroids.
Conclusion:
The early diagnosis of Cogan's syndrome permits the cure of the visual and auditory and notably inner ear symptoms with corticosteroid therapy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
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Audiometry
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Cochlear Nerve*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diarrhea / etiology*
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Female
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Hearing Loss, Bilateral / complications*
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Hearing Loss, Bilateral / drug therapy
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Humans
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Keratitis / complications*
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Keratitis / diagnosis
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Keratitis / drug therapy
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Labyrinth Diseases / complications*
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Labyrinth Diseases / diagnosis
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Labyrinth Diseases / drug therapy
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Meniere Disease / diagnosis
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Prednisone / administration & dosage
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Prednisone / therapeutic use
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Prognosis
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Syndrome
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Time Factors
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Treatment Outcome
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Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / complications
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Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
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Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / drug therapy
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Prednisone