Sudden bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in a patient immunocompromised by the human immunodeficiency virus

Abstract 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-...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Rafael Freire de Castro, Ludmilla Emilia Martins Costa, Felipe Costa Neiva, Fabio Akira Suzuki
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:
Human immunodeficiency vírus
Sudden hearing loss
Immunosuppression
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0112-2018
https://doaj.org/article/35af875556b84b9c81be7dca07e865a6
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Summary:Abstract 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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