Reversible sensorineural hearing loss in Lyme disease.
We report a case of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss of two years duration which appears to have been due to late Borrelia burgdorferi infection. The 39-year-old woman presented with bilateral deafness and multiple other neurological complaints some six months after developing a 'target' lesion on the lower leg after walking in the New Forest. 'Serology' for Borrelia burgdorferi became positive and the patient made a complete recovery from both her deafness and her other neurological problems after a five-week course of oral antibiotic therapy.
Quinn
S J
SJ
Academic Medical Unit, London Hospital Medical College, UK.
Boucher
B J
BJ
Booth
J B
JB
D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000382:microbiology*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy