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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss as a presentation of HIV infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. I. Timon*
Affiliation:
Dublin
M. A. Walsh
Affiliation:
Dublin
*
C. I. Timon, Room 1.808, Conacher Wing, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4

Abstract

Two case reports of HIV positive patients presenting with sudden sensorineural hearing loss are described. The importance of CT scanning and cerebrospinal fluid examination are stressed. The possible aetiology and pathology of the condition are also discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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