Luetic hearing loss

Luetic hearing loss

Luetic hearing loss has been noted with increasing frequency in recent years. Four cases of luetic hearing loss seen at Walter Reed General Hospital from 1974 to 1975 are presented and discussed. Symptoms and pathology of luetic involvement of the inner ear are also presented. Serum FTA‐ABS and TPI,...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Laryngoscope 1977-10, Vol.87 (10), p.1765-1769
Hauptverfasser: Wong, Raymond T., Lepore, Michael L., Burch, Gary R., Henderson, Robert L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Hearing Disorders - etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:Luetic hearing loss has been noted with increasing frequency in recent years. Four cases of luetic hearing loss seen at Walter Reed General Hospital from 1974 to 1975 are presented and discussed. Symptoms and pathology of luetic involvement of the inner ear are also presented. Serum FTA‐ABS and TPI, in addition to VDRL, must be routinely obtained during the workup of hearing loss. CSF FTA‐ABS should be obtained if serum FTA‐ABS and TPI are positive. Reversibility may be dependent on early detection of luetic hearing loss and treatment with high doses of antibiotics and steroids.
ISSN:0023-852X
1531-4995
DOI:10.1288/00005537-197710000-00024