Ototoxicity with children caused by streptomycin.
In the hospital for pulmonary tuberculosis in children, a group of 975 children treated with streptomycin sulphate was audiologically examined and in 36% of children ototoxic lesions were defined. From these, in 24% the damage affected only the vestibular labyrinth, in 8% both the vestibular labyrinth and the organ of Corti and in 4% the organ of Corti alone.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009925:Organ of Corti; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy
D013307:Streptomycin