title: Menière's disease as a late manifestation of congenital syphilis.
abstract: Five patients, suffering from tinnitus, perceptive hearing loss and vertigo were examined. A positive FTA - ABS test and a history of interstitial keratitis in early adult - life suggest a causal relationship between the Menière's triad and congenital syphilis in these cases. The value of a positive serological test (FTA - ABS or MHA - T.P.) in the presence of inner-ear symptoms is discussed.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Middelheim General Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Indesteege
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Verstraete
mesh_terms: D002150:Caloric Tests; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests