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Cogan syndrome
(redirected from Cogan's syndrome)

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Cogan syndrome
An autoimmune condition characterized by interstitial keratitis and bilateral, rapidly progressive audiovestibular dysfunction Clinical Vasculitis of CNS, aorta, heart, pericardium, lungs; ocular complaints–photophobia, blurred vision, lacrimation, pain; Meniere's disease-like Sx–vertigo, ataxia vegetative Sx, with progression to complete absence of vestibular function, manifested by ataxia and oscillopsia, bilateral hearing loss Management High dose steroids, immunosuppression


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up to 30 and 40 mg/ ml--in humans for the treatment of Cogan's syndrome and sudden autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss, and their results suggest that steroids are not toxic.
We compared auditory and vestibular function between a patient with typical Cogan's syndrome and a patient with
 
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