title: Reversible hearing loss in a patient with cryptococcosis.
abstract: A 16-year-old girl had hearing loss, paroxysmal tremor, gait disorders, and psychiatric disturbances as the initial manifestations of a cryptococcal meningoencephalitis. Imaging demonstrated an obstructive hydrocephalus, and neuro-otological explorations showed a retrocochlear deafness and diffuse brainstem involvement. Emphasis is on the deafness, which rarely occurs as a presenting symptom in this condition, and on its dramatic improvement following antimycotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chevalier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Casteran
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boutin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ponsot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dematons
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cophignon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications*