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

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Title

Sudden Hearing Loss Accompanied by Mycoplasmal Infection

Creators Matsuo Takaaki

Creators Sekitani Toru

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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.

Subjects

医学 ( Other)

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

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[ISSN]0513-1812

[NCID]AA00594272

Schools 医学部