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Case Report

Unilateral Sudden Hearing Loss Due to Otosyphilis

by
Maaike J. de Goffau
1,
Jan C. Doelman
2 and
Jeroen B. van Rijswijk
3,*
1
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2
Department of Neurology, Admiral de Ruyter Hospital, Goes, The Netherlands
3
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Facial Plastics, Admiral de Ruyter Hospital, Goes, The Netherlands
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(4), e133; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e133
Submission received: 28 September 2011 / Revised: 28 September 2011 / Accepted: 6 November 2011 / Published: 2 December 2011

Abstract

The differential diagnosis of sudden hearing loss is very extensive. However, in most patients, no underlying pathology will be found and the patient is consequently diagnosed with idiopathic sudden hearing loss. Nevertheless, it is important that one stays alert in everyday routine practice to less common but potentially treatable pathology. We report a case of a 53- year old patient with sudden unilateral hearing loss and tinnitus caused by otosyphilis. Diagnosis, therapy and the incidence of (oto)syphilis are discussed. Also, as ENT-surgeons, it is important to realise that syphilis is still with us, and that its prevalence might well increase in the near future.
Keywords: syphilis; otosyphilis; neurosyphilis; sensorineural hearing loss syphilis; otosyphilis; neurosyphilis; sensorineural hearing loss

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de Goffau, M.J.; Doelman, J.C.; van Rijswijk, J.B. Unilateral Sudden Hearing Loss Due to Otosyphilis. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e133. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e133

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de Goffau MJ, Doelman JC, van Rijswijk JB. Unilateral Sudden Hearing Loss Due to Otosyphilis. Clinics and Practice. 2011; 1(4):e133. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e133

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de Goffau, Maaike J., Jan C. Doelman, and Jeroen B. van Rijswijk. 2011. "Unilateral Sudden Hearing Loss Due to Otosyphilis" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 4: e133. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e133

APA Style

de Goffau, M. J., Doelman, J. C., & van Rijswijk, J. B. (2011). Unilateral Sudden Hearing Loss Due to Otosyphilis. Clinics and Practice, 1(4), e133. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e133

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