FARMERS EAR - SUDDEN SENSORINEURAL HEARING-LOSS DUE TO CHLAMYDIA-PSITTACI INFECTION

Authors
BREWIS C CHIR B MCFERRAN DJ
Citation
C. Brewis et al., FARMERS EAR - SUDDEN SENSORINEURAL HEARING-LOSS DUE TO CHLAMYDIA-PSITTACI INFECTION, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 111(9), 1997, pp. 855-857
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
111
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
855 - 857
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1997)111:9<855:FE-SSH>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A case of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in association with a Chla mydia psittaci pneumonia is reported. Rapid recovery was seen when the patient was treated with high dose steroids and appropriate antibioti cs. This is the first such case report in the literature.