Open AccessBilateral Vestibular Atelectasis with Tullio’s Phenomenon
Author(s) -
Steuphen Roy,
Guhan Kumarasamy,
Rosdan Salim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-019-01685-z
Subject(s) - medicine , dehiscence , vestibular system , atelectasis , otorhinolaryngology , vertigo , high resolution computed tomography , computed tomography , surgery , dermatology , radiology , lung
Vestibular dehiscence or atelectasis is a rarity known to cause vertigo. This pathology poses many challenges especially in diagnosis and treatment simply due to the scarcity of reported cases. The etiologic factors, disease pathophysiology and complications remain unclear. We report a young adult female who presented with unsteadiness for 2 years associated with headache. Tullio's phenomenon was observed which led to a finding of bilateral vestibular dehiscence involving the medial walls on high resolution computed tomography.