1: HNO. 2006 Nov 14; [Epub ahead of print] Links
[Sensorineural loss of hearing in lower registers as the main symptom
of Lyme disease.]
[Article in German]
Mehler K, Emmel M, Petereit HF, Spruth A, Droge A, Brockmeier K.
Klinik und Poliklinik fur Kinderkardiologie, Klinikum der Universitat
zu Koln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50924, Koln, Deutschland,
katrin.meh...@gmx.de.

In a 9-year-old boy with sudden sensorineural loss of hearing in the
lower registers in both ears, serology showed elevated levels of
antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi and examination of the CSF
revealed a positive antibody index against Borrelia burgdorferi. The
boy was treated with antibiotics for 2 weeks. Audiometry performed 4
weeks after treatment was completely normal. Inner ear involvement in
Lyme disease has often been discussed. Treating these patients with
antibiotics may lead to an improvement in some.

PMID: 17103202 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]