High Prevalence of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases in Patients with Menière's Disease

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Authors

Irene Gázquez · Pfizer-University of Granada-Junta de Andalucía Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research

Andrés Soto-Varela · Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago

Ismael Arán · Complejo Hospitalario de Pontevedra

Sofía Santos · Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago

Ángel Batuecas Caletrío

Gabriel Ruiz · Centro de Implantología Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial

Herminio Pérez-Garrigues ·

Abstract

Despite some limitations, MD displays an elevated prevalence of systemic AD such as RA, SLE and AS. This finding, which suggests an autoimmune background in a subset of patients with MD, has important implications for the treatment of MD.

Topics & Keywords

Vestibular and auditory disorders Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 6, Issue 10, pp. e26759-e26759

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026759

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