Tuberculous meningitis presenting as sensorineural hearing loss

J Laryngol Otol. 2001 Jun;115(6):491-2. doi: 10.1258/0022215011908018.

Abstract

We report a 60-year-old male who presented to the Otorhinolaryngology department with an acute unilateral sensorineural hearing loss associated with fever and night sweats. The diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis was made. Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss as a presenting symptom of tuberculous meningitis has not been previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / diagnosis