Open AccessAcute Deafness as the Presenting Symptom of Bacterial Meningitis
Author(s) -
Elaine G. Cox,
Martin B. Kleiman,
Inessa M. Gelfand
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0b013e3181906c5b
Subject(s) - medicine , meningitis , bacterial meningitis , intensive care medicine , pediatrics
Hearing loss has long been documented to occur during the course of meningitis. We report a case of a child presenting with deafness as the principal complaint of bacterial meningitis.