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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Sensorineural hearing loss in Lassa fever: Two case reports
Journal of Medical Case Reports, Volume 3, Article 36, Year 2009
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Description
Introduction: Lassa fever is an acute arena viral haemorrhagic fever with varied neurological sequelae. Sensorineural hearing loss is one of the rare complications which occur usually during the convalescent stage of the infection. Case presentation: The cases of two female patients aged 19 and 43 years old, respectively, with clinical features suggestive of Lassa fever and confirmed by immunoserological/Lassa-virus-specific reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction are presented. Both patients developed severe sensorineural hearing loss at acute phases of the infections. Conclusion: Sensorineural hearing loss from Lassa fever infections can occur in both acute and convalescent stages and is probably induced by an immune response. © 2009 Okokhere et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Okokhere, Peter O.
Nigeria, Benin
Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital
Ibekwe, Titus Sunday
Nigeria, Benin
Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital
Akpede, George Obozokhale
Nigeria, Benin
Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 36
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1752-1947-3-36
ISSN:
17521947
e-ISSN:
17521947
Research Areas
Disability
Participants Gender
Female