These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed


  • Title: Cochlear implantation for treatment-induced ototoxic deafness in Langerhans cell histiocytosis. A case report.
    Author: Torkos A, Czigner J, Kiss JG, Tóth F, Szamosközi A, Jóri J.
    Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol; 2005 Jun; 262(6):496-500. PubMed ID: 15942803.
    Abstract:
    A case is presented where the authors carried out a cochlear implantation on a girl whose deafness was induced by cytostatic agents. The normally hearing child was diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis at the age of 3 years and received polychemotherapy for almost 2 years. By her 5th year, she started to develop a bilateral, progressive sensorineural hearing loss, necessitating a hearing aid in both ears. While her histiocytosis was cured, her hearing ultimately deteriorated to total deafness on the right and profound hearing loss on the left ear. After 3 years, her hearing aids no longer provided adequate hearing for the postlingually deafened girl. At the age of 14, a cochlear implantation was performed on her right ear with excellent results.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]