Detection of presumed hemorrhage in the ampullar endolymph of the semicircular canal: a case report.
We examined a 61-year-old woman with sudden left-side hearing loss accompanied by severe vertigo. High signal in the ampullar endolymph of the left semicircular canal on magnetic resonance (MR) fluid attenuated inversion recovery (3D-FLAIR) images suggested labyrinthine hemorrhage. The patient had been treated for chronic heart failure and prescribed 100 mg/day of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) for its antiplatelet effect. The 3D-FLAIR images demonstrated a small amount of focal hemorrhage in the labyrinthine fluid that may have been overlooked on T(1)-weighted images.
Naganawa
Shinji
S
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. naganawa@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Ishihara
Shunichi
S
Iwano
Shingo
S
Sone
Michihiko
M
Nakashima
Tsutomu
T
D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003287:Contrast Media; D004710:Endolymph; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000473:pathology*; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*
D003287:Contrast Media; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D001241:Aspirin