Characterization of hearing-impairment in Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI)
Theng EH, Brewer CC, Oheim R, Zalewski CK, King KA, Delsmann MM, Rolvien T, Gafni RI, Braddock DT, Jeffrey Kim H, Ferreira CR. Characterization of hearing-impairment in Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI). Orphanet Journal Of Rare Diseases 2022, 17: 273. PMID: 35854274, PMCID: PMC9295326, DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02410-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOssicular chain dysfunctionGeneralized Arterial CalcificationOtitis mediaArterial calcificationPrevalence of HLRecurrent otitis mediaTerms of patientTemporal bone imagingEtiology of HLBasic science laboratoryAuricular calcificationConductive HLHL etiologyOtologic featuresDegree of HLCohort studyOtologic evaluationRadiologic featuresAudiological assessmentAuditory dysfunctionTube placementRecurrent episodesBilateral HLCranial CTLikely multifactorial