Cogan Syndrome: A Case Study and Review of the Literature

Ear Nose Throat J. 2023 Sep;102(9_suppl):35S-39S. doi: 10.1177/01455613231187765. Epub 2023 Aug 8.

Abstract

Cogan syndrome is an autoimmune disease characterized by vestibular symptoms, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, and inflammatory ocular manifestations, which may be accompanied by systemic vasculitis. We herein present the case of a patient with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss who presented with pain over her cochlear implantation incision site. She was later found to have evidence of ocular disease and underlying vasculitis leading to a diagnosis of Cogan syndrome.

Keywords: Cogan syndrome; cochlear implants; hearing loss; scleritis; vasculitis.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cochlear Implantation*
  • Cogan Syndrome* / complications
  • Cogan Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss, Bilateral / diagnosis
  • Hearing Loss, Bilateral / etiology
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural* / complications
  • Humans

Supplementary concepts

  • Apraxia, oculomotor, Cogan type