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Case Reports
. 2022 May 30:15:967-973.
doi: 10.2147/CCID.S356818. eCollection 2022.

Hearing Loss Secondary to Systemic Sclerosis Vasculopathy: Case Study with a Short Review

Carmen Bobeica #  1 , Elena Niculet  1   2 , Mihaela Craescu  1 , Elena-Laura Parapiru #  3 , Carmina Liana Musat #  1 , Ciprian Dinu #  4 , Iulia Chiscop #  5 , Luiza Nechita #  3 , Victorita Stefanescu #  6 , Ioana Anca Stefanopol #  1   7 , Ana Maria Pelin #  8 , Alexandru Nechifor #  3 , Gabriela Balan #  3   9   10 , Alin Laurentiu Tatu  2   3   11
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Hearing Loss Secondary to Systemic Sclerosis Vasculopathy: Case Study with a Short Review

Carmen Bobeica et al. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. .

Abstract

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a collagenosis with a substrate of chronic inflammation, which is determined by autoimmunity. The pathogenesis of this disease involves microvasculopathy (small vessel pathology) followed by excessive cutaneous and visceral fibrosis. Although acoustic and vestibular impairment is not classified as being a secondary pathology of SSc, several studies have identified cases of SSc that associate hearing loss and especially vertigo and tinnitus. This paper presents data from the medical literature that have identified vestibular and auditory symptoms among patients with SSc, associating the clinical case presentation of a patient suffering from SSc, which is associated with hearing loss. The need for additional studies on larger groups of patients is underlined, in order to clarify the impact of vasculopathy and fibrosis on the acoustic and vestibular analyzer in patients with SSc.

Keywords: capillaroscopy; fibrosis; hearing loss; systemic sclerosis; vasculopathy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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Sclerodactyly and digital contracture in flexion.
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Acrocyanosis left IInd finger.
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Infected digital ulcer.
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Acroosteolysis of the fingers.
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Capillaroscopy – nonspecific pattern, with dilated vessels.
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