ArticleOtology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology2016
Cochlear Histopathologic Findings in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Human Temporal Bone Study.
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- Association of systemic lupus erythematosus with hearing loss: a systemic review and meta-analysis.Rheumatology international · 2021Pooled it
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and hearing disorders: Literature review and meta-analysis of clinical and temporal bone findings.The Journal of international medical research · 2017Pooled it
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- Audiovestibular Dysfunction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Evaluation of the Effects of Dyslipidemia on Hearing in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- Characteristics of Hearing Loss in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The association between obstructive sleep apnea and hearing loss: a cross-sectional analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2019Article
- Emerging options in immune-mediated hearing loss.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2019Review
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Abstract
hypothesisWe hypothesized that, in archived human temporal bone samples from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a pathologic condition exists in the stria vascularis and cochlear hair cells.
backgroundSensorineural hearing loss is a common feature in SLE patients. However, the pathophysiologic mechanism of cochlear dysfunction is unclear.
methodsWe examined 15 temporal bone samples from 8 SLE patients, along with 17 samples from 10 age-matched healthy control patients. The samples were serially sectioned in the horizontal plane and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. We determined the area of the stria vascularis in a midmodiolar section of each cochlear turn. Then, we made cytocochleograms and calculated the percentage of missing inner and outer hair cells.
resultsThe area of the stria vascularis in our SLE group was significantly smaller than in our control group. The number of remaining inner hair cells in our SLE group was smaller than in our control group; however, the difference did not reach statistical significance. The loss of outer hair cells in our SLE group was significantly higher than in our control group. There was a tendency toward a positive correlation between the loss of cochlear hair cells and the duration of SLE.
conclusionThe stria vascularis and cochlear hair cells are affected in SLE patients. Our findings could provide the histopathologic basis for the cochlear dysfunction, including sensorineural hearing loss, experienced by SLE patients.
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