Sensorineural deafness and labyrinth damage due to lymphocytic choriomeningitis. Report of a case.
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) occurred in a hamster handler, produced a "flu"-like illness, and caused unilateral sensorineural deafness and labyrinth damage. Unilateral sensorineural deafness and labyrinth damage caused by LCM virus have not been previously described in the literature.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008216:Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male