tinnitus/fever

Purpose: To report the manifestation of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like disease (VKH) following yellow fever vaccination. Methods: Case report. Results: A 34-year-old immunocompetent male had tinnitus, headache, and decreased vision after a booster dose of yellow fever vaccine.

BACKGROUND Cases of the A(H1N1) 2009 influenza were first recorded in Ghana in July 2009. In June 2010 when prioritized vaccination against the novel A(H1N1) 2009 influenza virus started in the country, health workers were among the selected groups to receive the vaccination. OBJECTIVE The aim of

BACKGROUND Brainstem is the most frequently affected structure in neurobehçet disease. Brainstem auditory evoked responses (BAER) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been employed in early diagnosis of the disease. We present here a case of neurobehçet disease which brainstem lesion was

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the significance of CT scans of the trachea and head in the diagnosis of Relapsing Polychondritis (RP). METHODS Relapsing polychondritis is a disease involving cartilaginous structures, particularly those of the ears, nose and trachea. Diagnosis is

Ramsay Hunt syndrome, also known as herpes zoster oticus or geniculate zoster, is a rare condition that manifests as a complication of the Varicella zoster virus (VZV) that arises in the geniculate ganglion of cranial nerve CVII. Early stages of the VZV infection cause fever and diffuse

A 67 year old Caucasian lady received pre-travel immunizations against tetanus, diphtheria, typhoid fever, hepatitis A, and mefloquine chemoprophylaxis. Left sided hearing loss consequent upon tympanic rupture was present since childhood; she was otherwise in good health and without history of

OBJECTIVE This paper aimed at a long-term observation on side effects of alpha- IFN treatment in children with chronic viral hepatitis. METHODS A randomized trial of 261 alpha-IFN treated chronic hepatitis children (183 with hepatitis B, 78 with hepatitis C) in comparison with 114 adults was carried

OBJECTIVE A municipal water system became contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter spp. Beginning 2 years after an outbreak, all residents from the region were invited to participate in a cohort study assessing the risk of long-term sequelae. We aimed to develop a method to grade

We report a case of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada (VKH) disease that recurred with sensorineural hearing loss and choroidal thickening. We measured the choroidal thickness using enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) in a patient with VKH during corticosteroid-tapering therapy.

Histoplasma meningitis (HM) has been reported to occur primarily in association with disseminated histoplasmosis (DH). We report a case of histoplasma meningitis occurring in a patient with common variable hypogammaglobulinemia (CVH) in which no manifestations of DH were observed. L. L., a

Introduction: Sweet syndrome (SS) is an idiopathic autoimmune disease which has been associated with various extracutaneous manifestations. Otologic symptoms secondary to SS are characterized by bilateral, progressive, sensorineural

A previously healthy 67-year-old woman visited our institution because of cough that had persisted for 3 months, fever at night, left tinnitus, and hearing loss from 1 month prior. She lost 2 kg in weight over the last 6 months, and her C-reactive protein level and leukocyte count were increased.

A 77-year-old man was given emergency admission because of fever and dyspnea in October, 2005. He had been treated with Sai-rei-to, a herbal drug, for tinnitus. Laboratory data showed high values of C-reactive protein and liver dysfunction. Chest X-ray and CT films revealed ground-glass attenuation