BILATERAL TOTALLY SUDDEN SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS IN A PATIENT WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATIC ARTHRITIS

¹Dr.Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, KBB, İstanbul, Türkiye
²Haydarpaşa Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Çocuk, İstanbul, Türkiye A 9 year old child with a three year history of juvenile idiopatic arthritis developed bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss. This type of sudden totally bilateral sensorineural hearing loss has not previously been described in association with juvenile idiopatic arthritis. He did not responded to steroid treatment. Keywords : juvenile idiopatic arthritis, sensorineural hearing loss, steroid treatment