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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug 9;10(8):e6177.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6177. eCollection 2022 Aug.

SARS-CoV-2 infection with bilateral intralabyrinthine hemorrhage

Vagner Antonio Rodrigues da Silva  1 , André Pinto Villarim  2 , Monine Couto Farias Bem  2 , Mauro Caldas Mendes Filho  3 , Arthur Menino Castilho  1 , Thiago Freire Pinto Bezerra  4 , Joel Lavinsky  5
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SARS-CoV-2 infection with bilateral intralabyrinthine hemorrhage

Vagner Antonio Rodrigues da Silva et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 47-year-old woman presented with the complaint of sudden hearing loss associated with vertigo. Serological testing was positive for IgM and negative for IgG COVID-19 antibodies, with no other associated factors. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed bilateral intralabyrinthine hemorrhage.

Keywords: COVID‐19; SARS‐CoV‐2; labyrinthitis; sensorineural hearing loss; sudden hearing loss; vertigo.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

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FIGURE 1
(A) Audiograms (before treatment). (B) Audiograms (after treatment)
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T1 pre‐contrast. High signal in the right cochlea and in the left labyrinth (yellow arrows)
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T1 post‐contrast (gadolinium). There is no contrast uptake after gadolinium injection (yellow arrows)
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