| Cranial nerve VIII involvement in a patient with progressive systemic sclerosis. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 15054944 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Systemic sclerosis is a multisystem disorder characterized by abundant fibrosis of the skin, blood vessels, and visceral organs. Cranial nerve involvement is an uncommon feature of this connective tissue disorder, and when it occurs it is the trigeminal nerve that is primarily affected. We report an elderly woman who presented with sensorineural hearing loss and was then diagnosed with the CREST syndrome of progressive systemic sclerosis (calcinosis cutis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia). Involvement of the eighth cranial nerve with scleroderma and CREST syndrome is rare, but appears to be the cause of sensorineural hearing loss in our patient. |
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Authors:
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Said B Iskandar; Stephen Loyd; Thomas M Roy |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Tennessee medicine : journal of the Tennessee Medical Association Volume: 97 ISSN: 1088-6222 ISO Abbreviation: Tenn Med Publication Date: 2004 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-04-01 Completed Date: 2004-04-23 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9609310 Medline TA: Tenn Med Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 117-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged CREST Syndrome / etiology* Female Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology Humans Scleroderma, Systemic / complications* |
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