RESUMO
Four cases of fluctuating hearing loss in West African and West Indian racial groups are presented. Two are Meniere's disease, and the authors are unaware of any report in English publications describing Meniere's disease in these racial groups. One is late syphilitic hearing loss and the other is idiopathic. The possible role of yaws is presented and long-held beliefs questioned (Summary)
Assuntos
Humanos , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Masculino , Feminino , Transtornos da Audição/etiologia , Doença de Meniere/diagnóstico , Sífilis/diagnóstico , Bouba/diagnóstico , África Ocidental , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Índias OcidentaisRESUMO
Prosper Meniere more than 100 years ago in the clinical description of the disease complex that bears his name, has not been surpassed in clarity or in factual presentation of the symptoms of the disease. Modern day otorhino-laryngologists have a clearer view possibly of the condition because of more recently described specific pathology. Viz: episodic vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss of sensorineural type due to cochlear damage(AU)
