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Sensorineural deafness due to osteitis fibrosa.
Archives of Otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
|January 1, 1976
Summary
A rare autopsy case revealed that toxic effects from diseased bone marrow, associated with osteitis fibrosa and chronic myeloid leukemia, likely caused sensorineural hearing loss by diffusing through the inner ear fluid.
Area of Science:
- Otopathology
- Nephropathology
- Hematopathology
Background:
- A 91-year-old female patient presented with deafness and ultimately died from renal failure.
- Autopsy findings included osteitis fibrosa cystica generalisata, chronic myeloid leukemia, renal atrophy, and hyperplastic parathyroid glands.