Transient Hearing Loss in Adults Associated With Zika Virus Infection

Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Mar 1;64(5):675-677. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw770.

Abstract

In 2015, during the outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) in Brazil, we identified 3 cases of acute hearing loss after exanthematous illness. Serology yielded finding compatible with ZIKV as the cause of a confirmed (n = 1) and a probable (n = 2) flavivirus infection, indicating an association between ZIKV infection and transient hearing loss.

Keywords: Zika virus; dizziness.; sensorineural hearing loss; tinnitus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Audiometry
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss / diagnosis*
  • Hearing Loss / epidemiology
  • Hearing Loss / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Young Adult
  • Zika Virus Infection / complications*
  • Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis
  • Zika Virus Infection / virology
  • Zika Virus*