Can A Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Occur Due to Miliary Tuberculosis?
- Author:
Sang Ki MIN
1
;
Ji Ho SHIN
;
Seog Kyun MUN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Tuberculosis; Miliary; Paradoxical reaction; Sudden hearing loss
- MeSH: Central Nervous System; Early Diagnosis; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Hearing Loss, Sudden; Humans; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Miliary
- From:Journal of Audiology & Otology 2018;22(1):45-47
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Miliary tuberculosis is a severe form of tuberculosis resulting from dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli. Since symptoms appearing in patients due to miliary TB are diverse and atypical, depending on the site of invasion, early diagnosis and treatment are important. A paradoxical response of tuberculosis is a rare phenomenon and it can be a clinical difficulty to treatment especially when involving the central nervous system. We present a case report with a review of related literature about the patient who developed sudden hearing loss due to tuberculosis infection in vestibulocochlear area.
