کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4103720 1605269 2010 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cryptococcal meningitis with isolated otologic symptoms
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های گوش و جراحی پلاستیک صورت
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Cryptococcal meningitis with isolated otologic symptoms
چکیده انگلیسی

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a known complication of cryptococcal meningitis; however, it is unusual for a patient to present with isolated otologic symptoms. We review the case of a patient who is not immunocompromised and who presented with progressive gait instability and sudden onset of left-sided SNHL followed by progression to bilateral SNHL within a 3-week period. Cryptococcal meningitis was confirmed by lumbar puncture with positive cryptococcus antigen in the cerebrospinal fluid. The patient was treated with systemic antifungals, and the hearing loss persisted. The presented report outlines this patient's unusual presentation and his treatment course and reviews the literature on the otologic manifestations of cryptococcal meningitis.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: American Journal of Otolaryngology - Volume 31, Issue 1, January–February 2010, Pages 49–53
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