| Literature DB >> 18023483 |
Dimitris Tsiachris1, Melanie Deutsch, Dimitris Vassilopoulos, Rodessa Zafiropoulou, Athanasios J Archimandritis.
Abstract
Sub-acute focal neurological manifestations are reported rarely in systemic rickettsial diseases and are considered to be secondary to immune-mediated mechanisms. We present two cases of transient sensorineural hearing loss complicating the course of severe rickettsial diseases caused by Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia conorii, respectively. The diagnosis was based on the presence of high IgM antibodies and the prompt response to doxycycline treatment. In both cases, hearing loss presented during convalescence and resolved automatically without administration of specific treatment.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 18023483 DOI： 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.10.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect ISSN： 0163-4453 Impact factor: 6.072