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Audiogram after oral immunosuppressive treatment in man with autoimmune hepatitis and sensorineural hearing loss

Third audiogram obtained approximately 2 months after the initiation of oral immunosuppressive treatment in a 60-year-old man with autoimmune hepatitis and autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss. hearing acuity improved in the right ear by approximately 20 dB after three intratympanic dexamethasone injections followed by a course of intravenous methylprednisolone (500 mg/d x 3 days). (Source: Zarachi A, Pelechas E, Tsikou A, et al. Immune-mediated inner ear disease associated with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis: a challenging coexistence. Mediterr J Rheumatol 2022;33[3]:349-60. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International [CC BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)

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