1.The Vertebral Artery and Basilar Artery Haemodynamics of Sudden Deafness
Yingzi XING ; Donghai WANG ; Qingjun HOU ; Hongwei LUO ; Zhen LIANG
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2014;(3):260-263
Objective To explore different characteristics of the vertebral artery and basilar artery haemody-namics in different frequencies to provide a theoretical basis for clinical treatment .Methods 90 cases of sudden deaf-ness were induded and according to hearing curve ,the cases were divided into three groups with 30 cases for each while the control group had 30 subjects .All cases were examined by TCD ,the VA ,BA test .Results Compared with group of median and low frequency sudden deafness ,the abnormal blood flow rate were found with decreased hearing(P<0 .05) .High and the full frequency range showed the abnormal blood flow rate ,although results were different(P<0 .05) .There were more high velocity detection rates among patients of high frequency group than the other groups .The full-frequency group's blood flow detection rate increased significantly more than the first two groups of patients with sudden deafness .PI ,RI of sudden deafness increased slightly ,but there was no statistically significant difference compared with control group (P>0 .05) .High frequency hearing loss compared with the con-trol group patients with sudden deafness had a clear abnormal velocity (P<0 .05) ,characterized by high velocity . There was no statistically significant difference in blood flow rate among low and median frequency group ,full-fre-quency group and control group except for Vs of BA in low and median frequency group .Conclusion Vertebral and basilar arterial circulation disorders had present more significance in the incidence of sudden deafness ,evident espe-cially in high and all frequency sudden deafness .Early initiation of TCD examination can understand the change of the vertebral and basilar artery hemodynamics ,providing high clinical application values .
2.Clinical value of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Ling GUO ; Li WANG ; Qingjun WU ; Wenjie ZHENG ; Xinping TIAN ; Yong HOU ; Mengtao LI ; Xiaofeng ZENG ; Fengchun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2018;22(6):376-380
Objective To investigate the value of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) in clinical phenotype of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).Methods The clinical data of 64 patients with EGPA from Peking Union Medical College Hospital between 2007 to 2016 were retrospectively analyzed,and the patients were followed up.Characteristics of patients with ANCA positive and ANCA negative were compared by independent-samples t test,Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-square test.Results Among 64 patients with EGPA,12(19%) were serum ANCA positive and 52(81%) were negative.The incidence of fever (77% vs 35%,x2=9.403,P=0.002) and renal involvement,including proteinuria (67% vs 25%,x2=7.678,P=0.006),hematuria (58% vs 8%,x2=17.57,P<0.01),renal inadequacy (33% vs 4%,x2=9.978,P=0.002),and the BVAS score higher than 15 (92% vs 60%,x2=4.440,P=0.035) in ANCA positive group were higher than ANCA negative group,while the presence of allergic rhinitis (17% vs 56%,x2=5.969,P=0.015),mucocutaneous lesion (33% vs 65%,x2=4.152,P=0.042) and cardiac involvement (8% vs 44%,x2=3.361,P=0.021) in the ANCA-positive group was lower when compared with ANCA-negative patients.The positive ratio of rheumatoid factor (RF) (100% vs 42%,x2=7.723,P=0.006),and the level of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (50 vs 35.5 mm/1 h,P=0.034) in ANCA-positive group were higher than in ANCA negative group.There was no significant difference in pathological characteristics between the two groups.According to the treatment and prognosis,there were no significant differences between the two groups in the usage and dosage of steroids and immunosuppressant,the remission rate and recurrence rate of the disease,and the death rate due to the primary disease.Conclusion The clinical manifestations of EGPA are complicate.Whether ANCA is positive or not may be related to the clinical phenotypes.More attention should be paid to renal involvement in ANCA positive patients while cardiac involvement in ANCA negative patients.