Syphilis causing hearing loss.
Int J STD AIDS
; 19(10): 721-2, 2008 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-18824631
ABSTRACT
An HIV-positive man with hepatitis B co-infection, naïve to highly active antiretroviral therapy, with a CD4 of 594 copies/mL and HIV-1 viral load of 140,070 copies, presented with right-sided facial weakness and hearing loss. He had been treated for secondary syphilis three months earlier when his rapid plasma reagin (RPR) result was 116, this had fallen to neat. At presentation, his RPR had risen to 116 again. A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed enhancement of the internal auditory canal and right cochlea. His cerebrospinal fluid examination was normal. He was treated with acyclovir and prednisolone before the syphilis serology was known. He was then treated for syphilis with doxycycline. He made an excellent recovery.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sífilis
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Pérdida Auditiva Súbita
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Pérdida Auditiva Sensorineural
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J STD AIDS
Asunto de la revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido