Highlights
- •Susac's syndrome can manifest without the full triad.
- •Symptoms may be separated in time, even by years.
- •It can be a chronic, progressive disorder, leading to significant disability.
- •Treatment may require aggressive immune therapy for disease control.
Abstract
Susac's syndrome (SuS) is a rare disorder with a clinical triad of encephalopathy,
sensorineural hearing loss, and branch retinal artery occlusions. We report a 7-year-old
girl who presented with chronic, progressive sensorineural hearing loss, who, years
later, presented with encephalopathy and vision loss. Such prolonged period between
symptoms is unusual and to our knowledge, this is the longest interval between onset
of hearing loss and completion of the full triad in SuS. In addition, she had a protracted
disease course, requiring multiple immune therapies for disease control.
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Publication history
Published online: October 07, 2019
Accepted:
October 5,
2019
Received:
July 16,
2019
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