Cogan's syndrome. A case report

Cogan's syndrome is an inflammatory disease that is characterized by ocular inflammation (typically interstitial keratitis) and is associated with Men iere-like vestibuloauditory dysfunction, Ocular inflammation usually resolv es after several weeks or months but deafness is often irreversible. We report on a case of Cogan's syndrome in a 23-year-old woman who initiall y presented with bilateral anterior uveitis, an unusual clinical feature fo r this disease. We discuss the clinical aspects, the pathogenic mechanisms, the laboratory investigations, the differential diagnosis, and the treatme nt of Cogan's syndrome.