Open AccessHerpesvirus infection in children with high grade sensoneural hearing loss
Author(s) -
Ю. С. Преображенская,
М. В. Дроздова
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicinskij sovet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-5790
pISSN - 2079-701X
DOI - 10.21518/2079-701x-2018-20-46-49
Subject(s) - hearing loss , medicine , etiology , cytomegalovirus , otitis , audiology , herpesviridae , virus , immunology , surgery , viral disease
Clinical and audiological investigation of 100 children with indications for cochlear implantation was made. Indirect signs of intrauterine infection were identified, as well as the presence of predisposing factors to the development of exudative otitis media. During the investigation frequency of exudative otitis media (up to 21%) in children with high grade sensoneural hearing loss was made. The severity of lymphoproliferative syndrome and it’s combination with herpesvirus infection markers (Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus). It was found out, that in group of patients with combination of high grade sensoneural hearing loss and exudative otitis media lymphoproliferative syndrome in more, than 77% cases had herpesvirus ethiology and significantly exceed the same data in group of patients with isolated hearing loss.