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Young systemic lupus erythematosus patients with no hearing involvement: 10-year follow up

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2012

J R García-Berrocal
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Department of Statistics, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
B De Diego*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Department of Statistics, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
A Roldán-Fidalgo
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Department of Statistics, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
M Yebra-Bango
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain Department of Statistics, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
I Millán
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Department of Statistics, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
A Trinidad
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Department of Statistics, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
R Ramírez-Camacho
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Department of Statistics, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Beatriz De Diego, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Manuel de Falla 1, 28222 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain Fax: +34 913730535 E-mail: beatrizdediego@yahoo.es

Abstract

Objective:

To evaluate patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and normal hearing over 10 years, compared with healthy controls.

Methods:

Thirty patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus were evaluated in a prospective, descriptive study. Eight patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria, i.e. normal otoscopy, normal hearing, normal imaging and disease duration of less than one year. Eleven healthy companions of ENT patients were recruited as controls.

Results:

At study commencement, the mean patient age was 32.75 years (range, 15–49 years) and there were no statistically significant audiometric differences between patients and controls. No statistically significant audiometric changes were found either within or between the patient and control groups at 10-year follow up.

Conclusion:

These results supply no evidence for progressive hearing loss in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with no hearing involvement at study commencement. Therefore, we recommend audiometric tests only for systemic lupus erythematosus patients complaining of hearing loss, or for other clinical purposes. It is conceivable that asymptomatic hearing loss could be observed over a more extended follow-up period (i.e. more than 10 years).

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Main Articles
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2012

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