Sudden total deafness in sickle cell disease

Sudden total deafness in sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease is a world-wide problem which has been noted to cause high tone sensorineural hearing loss. We report a case with sudden onset bilateral hearingloss which progressed to total sensorineural deafness. To our knowledge there has been noreport of such a case occurring previously.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of laryngology and otology 1991-08, Vol.105 (8), p.653-655
Hauptverfasser: O'Keeffe, L. J., Maw, A. R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Records
Deafness
Diseases of red blood cells
Female
Hearing Loss, Sudden - etiology
Hearing Tests
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Humans
Medical sciences
Sickle cell disease
Sickle Cell Trait - complications
sudden
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Zusammenfassung:Sickle cell disease is a world-wide problem which has been noted to cause high tone sensorineural hearing loss. We report a case with sudden onset bilateral hearingloss which progressed to total sensorineural deafness. To our knowledge there has been noreport of such a case occurring previously.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100116949