| Literature DB >> 33570425 |
Quentin Mat1,2,3, Antoine Noël1, Lindsay Loiselet1, Sophie Tainmont1, Carlos M Chiesa-Estomba3,4, Jérôme R Lechien2,3,5, Jean-Pierre Duterme1.
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may lead to many otolaryngological disorders such as loss of smell and taste, sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), facial palsy, and parotitis. The involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in vestibular neuritis (VN) has been reported in 2 adult patients but not really confirmed through objective testings. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl with left superior vestibular neuritis confirmed by Video Head Impulse Test during a proven COVID-19 infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case associating VN and COVID-19 that was demonstrated with an objective peripheral assessment. Physicians may be aware about the occurrence of VN in patients with COVID-19, keeping in mind that this condition may develop not only in adults. Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 in this pandemic is required to prevent its spread.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; acute unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy; vestibular neuritis
Year: 2021 PMID: 33570425 DOI: 10.1177/0145561321995021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ear Nose Throat J ISSN: 0145-5613 Impact factor: 1.697