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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug;95(8):1801-1803.
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.05.034. Epub 2020 Jun 6.

Acute Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss After COVID-19 Pneumonia

Chantal Degen  1 , Thomas Lenarz  1 , Kerstin Willenborg  1
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Case Reports

Acute Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss After COVID-19 Pneumonia

Chantal Degen et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Aug.
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A, Coronal view in the T1 post-contrast sequence. Increased contrast enhancement of the right cochlea (long arrow). The left cochlea shows a normal hypointense pattern (short arrow). Linear contrast enhancement of the meninges at the base of the temporal lobe (dashed arrows). B, Axial view in the T2 sequence. Diminished fluid signal between the scala tympani of the basal cochlear turn and the vestibulum compared to the left side.
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