SARS-CoV-2 infection with bilateral intralabyrinthine hemorrhage

Vagner Antonio Rodrigues da Silva; André Pinto Villarim; Monine Couto Farias Bem; Mauro Caldas Mendes Filho; Arthur Menino Castilho; Thiago Freire Pinto Bezerra; Joel Lavinsky

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6177

SARS-CoV-2 infection with bilateral intralabyrinthine hemorrhage

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Aug 9;10(8):e6177. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6177. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Authors

Vagner Antonio Rodrigues da Silva¹, André Pinto Villarim², Monine Couto Farias Bem², Mauro Caldas Mendes Filho³, Arthur Menino Castilho¹, Thiago Freire Pinto Bezerra⁴, Joel Lavinsky⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Campinas Brazil.
² SOS OTORRINO Campina Grande Brazil.
³ Dr Wanderley Clinic Campina Grande Brazil.
⁴ Discipline of Otolaryngology Universidade Federal Pernambuco (UFPE) Recife Brazil.
⁵ Department of Morphological Sciences Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Porto Alegre Brazil.

Abstract

A 47-year-old woman presented with the complaint of sudden hearing loss associated with vertigo. Serological testing was positive for IgM and negative for IgG COVID-19 antibodies, with no other associated factors. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed bilateral intralabyrinthine hemorrhage.

Keywords: COVID‐19; SARS‐CoV‐2; labyrinthitis; sensorineural hearing loss; sudden hearing loss; vertigo.

Publication types

Case Reports