Otosyphilis: A rare cause of acute bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in a HIV-negative patient
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Date
2022
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AOSIS
Abstract
Bilateral acute hearing loss is rare, and the aetiology is poorly defined. Less common treatable
pathologies such as otosyphilis must be part of the differential diagnosis and should be actively
excluded. We present a case of a 23-year-old woman who developed acute bilateral hearing
loss due to otosyphilis, confirmed on audiometry and laboratory tests. In this article, the CT,
MRI and clinical findings are presented and discussed.
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Otosyphilis, Audiology, HIV, Radiology, Sensorineural
Citation
Sothmann, J. et al. (2022). Otosyphilis: A rare cause of acute bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in a HIV-negative patient. South African Journal of Radiology, 26(1), a2351. 10.4102/sajr.v26i1.2351