[Internal ear dysfunction in systemic autoimmune diseases: study of sensorineural hearing loss probably originated by...

We analyse the inner ear disorders appearing in patients with autoimmune diseases. We have studied six patients with immunologic disorders and autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss, of a group of thirteen patients studied. The distribution was as follows: 1 systemic lupus erythematosus, 3 vasculitides (1 polyarteritis nodosa, 1 Churg-Strauss disease and 1 Behçet's syndrome), 1 relapsing polychondritis and 1 Vogt-Harada syndrome. The clinic aspects and immunological disorders are reviewed.