Sensorineural hearing loss in Lassa fever: two case reports
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Sensorineural hearing loss in Lassa fever: two case reports
INTRODUCTION Lassa fever is an acute arena viral haemorrhagic fever with varied neurological sequelae. Sensorineural hearing loss is one of the rare complications which occur usually during the convalescent stage of the infection. CASE PRESENTATION The cases of two female patients aged 19 and 43 years old, respectively, with clinical features suggestive of Lassa fever and confirmed by immunos...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-36