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Reversible sensorineural hearing loss in Lyme disease

1997; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 111; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0022215100137910

1748-5460

S. J. Quinn, Barbara J. Boucher, J. B. Booth,

Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Abstract We report a case of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss of two years duration which appears to have been due to late Borrelia burgdorferi infection. The 39-year-old woman presented with bilateral deafness and multiple other neurological complaints some six months after developing a ‘target’ lesion on the lower leg after walking in the New Forest. Serology for Borrelia burgdorferi became positive and the patient made a complete recovery from both her deafness and her other neurological problems after a five-week course of oral antibiotic therapy.