Mitral Stenosis Presenting with Acute Hearing Loss

A 47-year old woman presented with acute hearing loss, followed by dyspnea and then reduced consciousness and a hemiparesis. Investigations led to a diagnosis of cardiac emboli related to rheumatic mitral stenosis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gur, Chamutal, Lalazar, Gadi, Raphaeli, Guy, Gilon, Dan, Ben-Chetrit, Eldad
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2006
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1479417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16768545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030233
Descripción
Sumario:A 47-year old woman presented with acute hearing loss, followed by dyspnea and then reduced consciousness and a hemiparesis. Investigations led to a diagnosis of cardiac emboli related to rheumatic mitral stenosis.

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