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Vol. 14 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.36
SUDDEN VESTIBULAR AND HEARING LOSS IN MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED FEVER: THE FIRST CASE REPORT
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Received: October 20 2025
Published: January 12 2026
Published: January 12 2026
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Mediterranean spotted fever is an infection disease caused by Rickettsiae and transmitted by tick
puncture; the diffusion of such disease is wide in countryside of the Mediterranean regions. The
disease may be complicated by several organ failure due to a vasculitis, and also the inner ear can be
involved although rarely. We report the first documented case of total involvement of inner ear with
sensorineural hearing loss and acute vestibular impairment. The patient was treated with medical
therapy and resolution of the infection, but the inner ear damage was not reversible with persistent loss
of all functions, documented by instrumental vestibular analysis.
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SUDDEN VESTIBULAR AND HEARING LOSS IN MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED FEVER: THE FIRST CASE REPORT. (2026). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 14. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.36
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