AI Article Synopsis
- Cryptococcal meningitis can lead to reversible sensorineural hearing loss, which may not be the typical first symptom.
- In this case, a young woman experienced sudden and severe hearing loss as her initial sign of the disease.
- She was eventually diagnosed with AIDS, highlighting the connection between this illness and complications like hearing loss.
Article Abstract
Reversible sensorineural hearing loss is a recognised complication of cryptococcal meningitis. Cryptococcal meningitis typically presents with usual symptoms of fever, headache and neck stiffness. This case highlights acute, profound, bilateral hearing loss as the initial symptom and presentation of cryptococcal meningitis in a young woman, who was later diagnosed with AIDS.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098921 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-242059 | DOI Listing |
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