Abstract
We report a case of sympathetic ophthalmia 1 month following trauma in a 71-year-old immunocompetent female patient of Indian origin. The patient was hospitalized with signs and symptoms of meningism, ataxia, and neurosensory deafness. We explore and provide further clinical evidence in supporting the hypothesis of antigen cross-reactivity derived from tissues with common neural crest embryological background such as the uvea and cells of the labyrinth. The patient was human leukocyte antigen-A2 positive and treatment with oral steroids and cyclosporine has managed to have favorable results and control the inflammation.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_170_2014
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 10(3), 232-234
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Tsaousis, K. T., Konidaris, V. E., & Empeslidis, T. (2017). Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss secondary to sympathetic ophthalmia in a human leukocyte antigen-A2 positive patient. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 10(3), 232-234. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_170_2014
MLA 9
Tsaousis, Konstantinos T, et al. "Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss secondary to sympathetic ophthalmia in a human leukocyte antigen-A2 positive patient." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 10, no. 3, 2017, pp. 232-234. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_170_2014.
Chicago (author–date)
Tsaousis, Konstantinos T, Vasileios E Konidaris, and Theodoros Empeslidis. 2017. "Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss secondary to sympathetic ophthalmia in a human leukocyte antigen-A2 positive patient." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 10 (3): 232-234. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_170_2014.
Harvard
Tsaousis, K. T., Konidaris, V. E. and Empeslidis, T. (2017) 'Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss secondary to sympathetic ophthalmia in a human leukocyte antigen-A2 positive patient', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 10(3), pp. 232-234. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_170_2014.
Vancouver
Tsaousis KT, Konidaris VE, Empeslidis T. Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss secondary to sympathetic ophthalmia in a human leukocyte antigen-A2 positive patient. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2017;10(3):232-234. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_170_2014
IEEE
K. T. Tsaousis, V. E. Konidaris, and T. Empeslidis, "Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss secondary to sympathetic ophthalmia in a human leukocyte antigen-A2 positive patient," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 232-234, 2017, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_170_2014.