title: Pure sensorineural hearing loss and otosclerosis. An imaging case report.
abstract: Pure sensorineural hearing loss is not a rare finding in otological practice. Numerous aetiologies could be at the origin of such a deficit. However, otosclerosis is very rarely cited as a cause of pure sensorineural hearing loss. We present one such case of pure sensorineural hearing loss linked to otosclerosis in a 30-year old caucasian male and underline the high contribution of computed tomography to confirm such a diagnosis. Pure sensorineural hearing loss due to otosclerosis is a rare event and can be misdiagnosed. The clinical diagnosis of such a disease may be difficult. In these cases, CT-Scan is the exam of choice to confirm the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: CHU Purpan, Department of Otolaryngology, Toulouse, France. shin.y@chu-toulouse.fr
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Deguine
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sevely
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manelfe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fraysse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone / Q000379:methods*; D003051:Cochlea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed