著者

野澤 はやぶさ 國部 勇 柳内 充 片田 彰博 林 達哉 野中 聡 原渕 保明

出版者

The Society of Practical Otolaryngology

雑誌

耳鼻咽喉科臨床 (ISSN:00326313)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.96, no.1, pp.9-13, 2003-01-01

被引用文献数

1

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Anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS) was first reported by Harris in 1985 as one of a variety of clinical features associated with episodes of arterial or venous thrombosis. We report a rare case of acute sensorineural hearing loss due to APS. A 40-year-old woman complained of acute sensorineural hearing loss. She had been diagnosed with APS because of positivity for serum anti-phospholipid antibody and 3 episodes of natural abortion. The hearing loss was improved by treatment with predonisolone, but after 4 months, hearing loss recurred. Since she refused steroid therapy and anticoagulation therapy, continuous administration of aspirin was performed. Six months later, her hearing had recovered. If a patient presents with sudden sensorineural hearing loss, it is important to suspect APS and inquire into histories such as thrombosis and recurrent abortion.