Severe sensorineural hearing loss associated with viral hepatitis.
A 41-year-old man who developed a sudden, profound, irreversible, unilateral hearing loss while acutely ill with viral hepatitis is described. Residual damage consisted of a nonfunctional left cochlea, right positional vertigo, and tinnitus. It is postulated that the pathophysiologic defect was due to direct invasion of the endolymphatic structures by type A hepatitis virus.
D000328:Adult; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male