Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2013 Nov;56(11):738-741. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2013.56.11.738.
A Case of Scrub Typhus with Bilateral Sudden Hearing Loss
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. baich@med.yu.ac.kr
- 2Regional Center for Respiratory Disease Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
- KMID: 1922218
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2013.56.11.738
Abstract
- Scrub typhus is an infectious disease caused by Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, and is an acute febrile illness characterized by fever, rash, and myalgia. The complications of scrub typhus are meningitis, acute renal failure, interstitial pneumonia and myocarditis. However, hearing loss as a complication of scrub typhus is very rare. The mechanism of hearing loss in scrub typhus has not yet been explained. We present a case of scrub typhus with bilateral sudden hearing loss.
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