SUDDEN TOTAL BILATERAL DEAFNESS DUE TO ASYMPTOMATIC MUMPS INFECTION

Authors
UNAL M KATIRCIOGLU S KARATAY MC SUOGLU Y ERDAMAR B ASLAN I
Citation
M. Unal et al., SUDDEN TOTAL BILATERAL DEAFNESS DUE TO ASYMPTOMATIC MUMPS INFECTION, International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 45(2), 1998, pp. 167-169
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology,Pediatrics
Journal title
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655876
Volume
45
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
167 - 169
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5876(1998)45:2<167:STBDDT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Mumps is the most common cause of unilateral acquired sensorineural he aring loss in children. Although it usually affects the salivary gland s, the inner ear may be involved. Deafness is usually unilateral, sudd en in onset, profound and permanent. Bilateral total sensorineural hea ring loss had been rarely reported in English literature. We present a case of total deafness due to asymptomatic mumps infection. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.