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Middle ear function in patients with juvenile chronic arthritis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2396868     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The conductive hearing of 18 patients with juvenile chronic arthritis was studied. Tympanometry was therefore undertaken for the assessment of functional state of the tympanic membrane, the ossicular chain with its ligaments and muscles, and the air cushion of the tympanic cavity. Acoustic reflex was present in all patients but an abnormal tympanometric pattern (type As) was found bilaterally or unilaterally in 10 (mostly severe cases) patients. These findings indicate that juvenile chronic arthritis changes middle ear function, probably as a result of inflammation of the synovial ossicular joints, which is followed by stiffness of the tympanic membrane and ossicular chain.
Authors:
A Siamopoulou-Mavridou; D Asimakopoulos; A Mavridis; A Skevas; H M Moutsopoulos
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of the rheumatic diseases     Volume:  49     ISSN:  0003-4967     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Rheum. Dis.     Publication Date:  1990 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-10-09     Completed Date:  1990-10-09     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372355     Medline TA:  Ann Rheum Dis     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  620-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Greece.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Impedance Tests
Adolescent
Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid / complications,  physiopathology*
Child
Chronic Disease
Ear, Middle / physiopathology*
Female
Hearing Loss / physiopathology*
Hearing Loss, Conductive / etiology,  physiopathology*
Humans
Male
Reflex, Acoustic / physiology
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Ann Rheum Dis. 1991 Apr;50(4):271   [PMID:  2029215 ]

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