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Bilateral sudden deafness and acute acquired toxoplasmosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Morten Katholm ,
Niels Jon Johnsen ,
Christian Siim  and
Lars Willumsen
Morten Katholm*
Affiliation:
Departments of Audiology and Otorhinolaryngology, Gentofte University Hospital.
Niels Jon Johnsen
Affiliation:
Departments of Audiology and Otorhinolaryngology, Gentofte University Hospital.
Christian Siim
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Glostrup University Hospital.
Lars Willumsen
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
*
Morten Katholm, M. D. Nordre Strandvej 50, DK-3000 Helsingør, Denmark.
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Abstract

An 18-year-old woman, while suffering from acute acquired toxoplasmosis, experienced sudden deafness and a total loss of vestibular function first in the right ear and three months later also in the left. Following treatment with sulphadiazine and pyrimethamine, hearing was retrieved to such a degree that the patient was enabled to communicate by means of a body-worn hearing aid and lip-reading. Taking the differential diagnostic possibilities into account, we believe that toxoplasmosis was the cause of the severe hearing loss. Since effective treatment seems to be available, we recommend that patients with acute bilateral sensorineural hearing loss of unknown origin are examined for acute toxoplasmosis with a view to instituting chemotherapy.

Keywords

DeafnesssuddenToxoplasmosis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 2 , February 1991 , pp. 115 - 118
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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