[Sensorineural loss of hearing in lower registers as the main symptom of Lyme disease]

K Mehler; M Emmel; H F Petereit; A Sprüth; A Dröge; K Brockmeier

doi:10.1007/s00106-006-1490-8

[Sensorineural loss of hearing in lower registers as the main symptom of Lyme disease]

HNO. 2007 Dec;55(12):961-3. doi: 10.1007/s00106-006-1490-8.

[Article in German]

Authors

K Mehler¹, M Emmel, H F Petereit, A Sprüth, A Dröge, K Brockmeier

Affiliation

¹ Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderkardiologie, Klinikum der Universität zu Köln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50924 Köln. katrin.mehler@gmx.de

PMID: 17103202
DOI: 10.1007/s00106-006-1490-8

Abstract

In a 9-year-old boy with sudden sensorineural loss of hearing in the lower registers in both ears, serology showed elevated levels of antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi and examination of the CSF revealed a positive antibody index against Borrelia burgdorferi. The boy was treated with antibiotics for 2 weeks. Audiometry performed 4 weeks after treatment was completely normal. Inner ear involvement in Lyme disease has often been discussed. Treating these patients with antibiotics may lead to an improvement in some.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Child
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnosis*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology*
Humans
Labyrinth Diseases / diagnosis*
Labyrinth Diseases / etiology*
Lyme Disease / complications*
Lyme Disease / diagnosis*
Male