A Case of Hearing Improvement in Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infected Infant with Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2012.55.9.582
- Author:
Dong Yeul LEE
1
;
Seok Hwan PARK
;
Tae Kyung CHA
;
Jae Chul YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. moll2010@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cytomegalovirus;
Ganciclovir;
Hearing loss
- MeSH:
Cytomegalovirus;
Ganciclovir;
Hearing;
Hearing Loss;
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural;
Humans;
Infant
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2012;55(9):582-585
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading identified nongenetic cause of congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). In symptomatic CMV infected infants, systemic ganciclovir therapy prevents hearing deterioration or maintains normal hearing in early childhood. In this article, we present a case of hearing improvement in a congenital CMV infected infant with SNHL.
