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Epidemic typhus fever and hearing loss: a histological study (Hallpike collection of temporal bone sections).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8320509     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Hearing loss as a frequent complication of louse-borne epidemic typhus fever has been well documented in the reports of ENT specialists serving in both the Allied and the German armies in the last war. The present paper describes the characteristic histopathological features as noted in sections of the temporal bones from five British soldiers who died in 1944 of typhus fever during the last war in Eastern Asia. The VIIIth nerve showed multiple 'typhus nodules' and there was extensive interstitial neuritis of the VIIIth nerve and demyelination of the nerve fibres. There were also widely scattered aggregations of mononuclear cells in the inner ear. This unique study was based on the Hallpike collection of temporal bone sections.
Authors:
I Friedmann; A Frohlich; A Wright
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of laryngology and otology     Volume:  107     ISSN:  0022-2151     ISO Abbreviation:  J Laryngol Otol     Publication Date:  1993 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-08-04     Completed Date:  1993-08-04     Revised Date:  2005-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8706896     Medline TA:  J Laryngol Otol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  275-83     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Northwick Park Hospital.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Asia, Southeastern
Demyelinating Diseases / pathology
Ear, Inner / pathology
Great Britain
Hearing Loss, Conductive / etiology,  pathology*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology,  pathology*
Humans
Male
Military Personnel
Neuritis / pathology
Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / complications,  pathology*
Vestibular Nerve / pathology
Vestibulocochlear Nerve / pathology

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