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Science articlesAlteration in hearing and vestibular function in syphilis
E. N. Kravtsova (1), S. V. Lilenko (2), E. S. Karashurova (1), A. Yu. Meigal (1), S. V. Gornostaeva (1)
(1) State Educational Institution of Higher Vocational Education Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, the Republic of Karelia, Russia
(2) Federal State Budgetary Institution “Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech” Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2017-1-47-52
ABSTRACT
The article describes the auditory and vestibular disorders in syphilis, providing the authors’ clinical observations of patients with early forms of neurosyphilis. The auditory and vestibular disorders in this pathology have been analyzed. The authors present the conclusion about the necessity of syphilis screening test for all patients.
Publication date:
10.02.2017
Keywords:
hearing disorders; vestibular diseases; neurosyphilis. For citation:
Kravtsova E. N., Lilenko S. V., Karashurova E. S., Meigal A. Yu., Gornostaeva S. V. Alteration in hearing and vestibular function in syphilis. Rossiiskaya otorinolaringologiya. 2017;1:47–52. https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2017-1-47-52