Acute Unilateral Vestibular Weakness Following Sildenafil Ingestion.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2012.55.8.513
- Author:
Kun Woo KIM
1
;
Jae Wook LEE
;
Jae Yun JUNG
;
Myung Whan SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. drmung@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dizziness;
Side effect;
Sildenafil;
Vestibulopathy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Dizziness;
Dyspepsia;
Eating;
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP);
Flushing;
Headache;
Humans;
Male;
Piperazines;
Purines;
Sulfones;
Sildenafil Citrate
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2012;55(8):513-517
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Sildenafil is an effective oral medication for male erectile disorder. Due to potential vasodilating effects, silenafil is known to have side effects such as headache, flushing, dyspepsia, and nasal congestion. Recently, we experienced a case of acute unilateral vestibular weakness that occurred in a 39-year-old man after ingesting sildenafil. The symptom lasted for 2 weeks and then was resolved partially. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case report of sildenafil induced vestubular weakness in the literature. Thus, we report a case of a rare side effect of sildenafil.
