Acute sensorineural hearing loss in a child with typhoid fever

Authors

  • Siya Ram Didel Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
  • Harsimran Tiwana Department of Otolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
  • Piyush Mittal Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
  • Devi Dayal Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3279-6002
  • Sandeep Bansal Department of Otolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20150353

Keywords:

Typhoid fever, Acute sensorineural hearing loss, Deafness, Child

Abstract

Typhoid fever is a systemic febrile disease caused by Salmonella typhi and may lead to involvement of virtually any organ system in the body. Cochleovestibular involvement resulting in acute sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) has been reported as a rare complication and may result in permanent deafness. We describe here a child who developed moderate but reversible SNHL associated with typhoid fever.

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Author Biographies

Siya Ram Didel, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Registrar

Harsimran Tiwana, Department of Otolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Resident doctor

Devi Dayal, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Additional Professor

Sandeep Bansal, Department of Otolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.

Assistant Professor

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Published

2015-07-29

How to Cite

Didel, S. R., Tiwana, H., Mittal, P., Dayal, D., & Bansal, S. (2015). Acute sensorineural hearing loss in a child with typhoid fever. International Journal of Scientific Reports, 1(3), 169–171. https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20150353

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Vol. 1 No. 3 (2015): July 2015

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