[Labyrinthitis ossificans]

Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba. 2024 Dec 13;81(4):852-860. doi: 10.31053/1853.0605.v81.n4.38245.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Labyrinthitis ossificans is a pathology consisting of calcification of the membranous labyrinth resulting in profound sensory deafness. It is usually due to an acute inflammatory process that progresses to ossification of the labyrinth. The clinical manifestations are irreversible hearing loss, dizziness and vomiting. It is diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is important to make the correct diagnosis before cochlear implantation, as ossification of the labyrinth can hinder or prevent the implantation of electrodes.

La laberintitis osificante es una patología que consiste en la calcificación del laberinto membranoso que da lugar a una sordera sensorial profunda. Suele deberse a un proceso inflamatorio agudo que evoluciona hacia la osificación del laberinto. La clínica consiste en hipoacusia irreversible, vértigos y vómitos. Su diagnóstico se realiza tomografía computarizada (TC) y la resonancia magnética (RM). Es importante realizar su correcto diagnóstico antes de realizar un implante coclear, ya que la osificación del laberinto puede dificultar o impedir la implantación de los electrodos.

Keywords: labyrinthitis; tomography; magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Labyrinthitis* / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / diagnostic imaging
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / pathology
  • Sclerosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*