Sudden bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in a patient immunocompromised by the human immunodeficiency virus
| Autor: | Castro, Rafael Freire de, Costa, Ludmilla Emilia Martins, Neiva, Felipe Costa, Suzuki, Fabio Akira |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.51 n.5 2018 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) instacron:SBMT Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Volume: 51, Issue: 5, Pages: 705-708, Published: OCT 2018 |
| Popis: | It is known that in less than a third of patients presenting sudden hearing loss, the disorder can be attributed to viral infection, trauma, neoplasms, and vascular and autoimmune diseases. However, the role of the HIV in the onset of this disease has not yet been well described. A 46-year-old female, in an immunosuppression state induced by HIV infection, presented with sudden bilateral hearing loss, with no improvement despite treatment. Several mechanisms were reported by which the virus could induce damage to the auditory pathway. However, little is known regarding the prevention and treatment of this morbidity. |
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