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Neuro-rehabilitation Approach for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Published on: January 25, 2016
Life-threatening pyogenic ventriculitis, complicating endocarditis, presenting as sudden hearing loss
Toshiki Ito1, Hiroaki Koiwa2, Kazumasa Watanabe3
1Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chitose City Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan.
Abstract:
Approximately 70% of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) cases are idiopathic, but SSNHL may occasionally be related to fatality. Here, we report the case of a 54-year-old Asian female who complained of hearing loss as a primary symptom and was diagnosed with pyogenic ventriculitis (PV) derived from Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis. Both PV and S. agalactiae endocarditis are rare and very severe infections with a high mortality rate. Rapid intensive treatment and surgery were required for successful clinical outcomes.
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