Hearing Loss in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Letters and Corrections1 February 1986Hearing Loss in Rocky Mountain Spotted FeverSTEPHEN DOLAN, M.D., E. DALE EVERETT, M.D., LISA RENNER, M.A.STEPHEN DOLAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. DALE EVERETT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LISA RENNER, M.A.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-2-285_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor; Hearing loss is reported infrequently as a symptom associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (1, 2). We have recently seen such a patient in whom hearing loss was documented by audiometry to be a bilateral, moderate sensorineural deficit.A 21-year-old man was hospitalized with a 10-day history of fever, headache, and myalgias. Four days earlier he had noted diminished auditory acuity without tinnitus. He had recently traveled through North Carolina and recalled a tick bite. Examination showed a temperature of 39.4 °C, right subconjunctival hemorrhage, and maculopapular rash involving the palms, soles, and abdomen. Otoscopic findings were...References1. HELMICKBERNARDD'ANGELO CKL. Rocky Mountain spotted fever: clinical, laboratory and epidemiological features of 262 cases. J Infect Dis. 1984;150:480-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KAPLOWITZFISCHERSPARLING LJF. Rocky Mountain spotted fever; a clinical dilemma. In: REMINGTON JS, SWARTZ MN, eds. Current Clinical Topics in Infectious Diseases. Vol. 2. New York: McGraw Hill Book Co.; 1982:89-108. Google Scholar3. WALKERMATTERN DW. Rickettsial vasculitis. Am Heart J. 1980;100:896-906. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByBILATERAL SUDDEN SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS IN SCRUB TYPHUSTRAF1 knockdown alleviates palmitate-induced insulin resistance in HepG2 cells through NF-κB pathwayPegylated interferon/ribavirin-associated sudden hearing loss in a patient with chronic hepatitis C in BrazilReversible hearing impairment: delayed complication of murine typhus or adverse reaction to azithromycin?Sensorineural Hearing Loss in AdultsAcute sensorineural hearing loss and severe otalgia due to scrub typhusRocky Mountain Spotted Fever 1 February 1986Volume 104, Issue 2Page: 285-285KeywordsFeversHeadachesHearingHemorrhageMyalgiaRashesRocky Mountain spotted feverTemperatureTicksTinnitus Issue Published: 1 February 1986 PDF DownloadLoading ...