Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
증례
양측 돌발성난청을 동반한 사람면역결핍바이러스 감염 1예
김선익1, 전은주1,*
HIV Infection with Bilateral Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Seon-Ik Kim1, Eun-Ju Jeon1,*
1가톨릭대학교 의과대학 인천성모병원 이비인후과학교실
1Department of Otolaryngology, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, Incheon, Korea
*교신저자: 전은주, 21431 인천광역시 부평구 동수로 56 가톨릭대학교 의과대학 인천성모병원 이비인후과학교실 전화:(032) 280-5877·전송:(050) 4411-7964 E-mail:
ejmercy@catholic.ac.kr
© Copyright 2018 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received: Jan 08, 2018; Revised: Feb 22, 2018; Accepted: Apr 12, 2018
Published Online: May 31, 2020
ABSTRACT
The exact etiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) has not been fully elucidated despite its significant impact on the quality of life. Viral infection and vascular compromise are suggested as main etiologies. However, SSHL is known to occur very rarely with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We present a case of 59 year old woman with newly diagnosed HIV infection complaining of both hearing impairment. Her hearing loss was recovered after five days of oral administration of high dose prednisolone. Since HIV infection can present SSHL as a presenting symptom like this case, we recommend HIV screening test for patients with SSHL. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2018;29:78-81)
Keywords: 돌발성난청; 사람면역결핍바이러스
Keywords: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss; Human immunodeficiency virus
