The furosemid test for Menière's disease.
In a previous report it was suggested that intravenous administration of furosemid followed by a comparative caloric test (the furosemid test) could be utilized for detection of endolymphatic hydrops (Kitahara et al., 1973). As a result of the further application of the furosemid test upon 161 patients with vertigo, positive results were observed in 80% of patients with typical Menière's disease, 6% of atypical Menière's disease, 42% with labyrinthine syphilis and 27% with sudden deafness. In patients with labyrinthitis, results were negative. It is thus concluded that the furosemid test provides positive evidence for determining the etiology of vertigo.
D001299:Audiometry; D002150:Caloric Tests; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D005665:Furosemide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006309:Hearing / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007762:Labyrinthitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis
D005665:Furosemide