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Sensorineural hearing loss in neurobrucellosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ratna Thomas ,
Mohan Kameswaran ,
Vel Murugan  and
B. C. Okafor
Ratna Thomas*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Assir Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Mohan Kameswaran
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Abha and King Saud University, Assir Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Vel Murugan
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Assir Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia
*
Dr Ratna Thomas, Assir Central Hospital, P0 Box 34, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

A case of neurobrucellosis presenting to the otologist with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) as the predominant clinical feature is reported. The diagnostic features and treatment options are discussed and the need for prolonged combination treatment to prevent relapse and further deterioration of hearing stressed. SNHL in neurobrucellosis has hitherto been reported principally in neurology literature as something of an incidental finding and so escapes the attention of otologists. It is hoped that this report will alert otologists in areas where brucellosis is endemic to the need to include tests for brucellosis in the routine diagnostic screening for SNHL. Practitioners in other locations should also consider this possibility when dealing with patients who have visited or lived in endemic regions.

Keywords

Hearing loss, sensorineuralBrucellosis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 11 , November 1993 , pp. 1034 - 1036
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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