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J Laryngol Otol. 2012 Oct 1:1-2. [Epub ahead of print]
Influenza A (H1N1): a rare cause of deafness in two children.
Alsanosi AA.
Source
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
Objective: We report deafness occurring as an extremely rare complication of influenza A caused by the H1N1 virus ('swine flu'), in two children. Methods: Case reports and review of the literature concerning influenza A (H1N1) and acquired viral infection causing deafness. Results: Two children with normal hearing developed bilateral deafness following influenza A (H1N1). The diagnosis was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction. Both patients were treated with oseltamivir. Conclusion: Following a review of the literature, these two patients appear to be the first reported cases of bilateral deafness following influenza A (H1N1).
PMID:
23020865
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23020865
Influenza A (H1N1): a rare cause of deafness in two children.
Alsanosi AA.
Source
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
Objective: We report deafness occurring as an extremely rare complication of influenza A caused by the H1N1 virus ('swine flu'), in two children. Methods: Case reports and review of the literature concerning influenza A (H1N1) and acquired viral infection causing deafness. Results: Two children with normal hearing developed bilateral deafness following influenza A (H1N1). The diagnosis was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction. Both patients were treated with oseltamivir. Conclusion: Following a review of the literature, these two patients appear to be the first reported cases of bilateral deafness following influenza A (H1N1).
PMID:
23020865
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23020865