Irreversible sensorineural hearing loss as a result of azithromycin ototoxicity - A case report

Authors
Ress, BD Gross, EM
Citation
Bd. Ress et Em. Gross, Irreversible sensorineural hearing loss as a result of azithromycin ototoxicity - A case report, ANN OTOL RH, 109(4), 2000, pp. 435-437
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology,"da verificare
Journal title
ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY
ISSN journal
00034894 → ACNP
Volume
109
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
435 - 437
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4894(200004)109:4<435:ISHLAA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Azithromycin, an azalide antibiotic, rarely causes ototoxicity. According t o the few reports in existence, azithromycin-induced ototoxicity occurred f ollowing prolonged high-dose therapy in patients with acquired immunodefici ency syndrome and resulted in a reversible sensorineural hearing loss. We p resent a case of irreversible sensorineural hearing loss due to azithromyci n ototoxicity in an otherwise healthy woman following low-dose exposure to azithromycin.