Sudden Hearing Loss Accompanied by Mycoplasmal Infection
The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 33 Issue 1
Page 39-44
published_at 1986-12
Title
Sudden Hearing Loss Accompanied by Mycoplasmal Infection
Creators
Matsuo Takaaki
Creators
Sekitani Toru
Source Identifiers
Creator Keywords
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Sensorineural hearing loss
Sudden deafness
Otitis media
Bullous myringitis
Mycoplasma pneumonia followed by a sudden loss of hearing was reported in a 31-year-old female. Acute otitis media characterized by moderate inflammation and bleeding of the tympanic membrane was found in the left ear before the onest of sudden sensorineural hearing loss. When treated with hydrocortizone and erythromycine, hearing at the high frequency level recoverd, however, hearing at the low frequency level remained impaered. The diagnosis of mycoplasmal infection was confirmed was confirmed serologically, however, confirmation of the Mycoplasma culture by of pharyngeal swab was unsuccessful.
Languages
eng
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
Date Issued
1986-12
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
Relations
[ISSN]0513-1812
[NCID]AA00594272
Schools
医学部