Intralabyrinthine haemorrhage following cocaine consumption.
The origin of cochleovestibular deficits remains hypothetical, a viral attack or a circulatory disorder being the two most frequently reported hypotheses. We report the case history of a patient suffering from a cochleovestibular deficit after consumption of cocaine, a drug known for its vascular effects. The MRI scans were compatible with an intralabyrinthine haemorrhage. To our knowledge, this is the first case of cochleovestibular deficit due to an intralabyrinthine haemorrhage following cocaine consumption.
Nicoucar
Keyvan
K
Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. Keyvan.Nicoucar@hcuge.ch
Sakbani
Ken
K
Vukanovic
Savo
S
Guyot
Jean-Philippe
JP
D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D003051:Cochlea; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic; D013701:Temporal Bone; D014012:Tinnitus
D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; D003042:Cocaine