Title of article
Acute otitis media and Covid-19 symptoms: a case report
Author/Authors
Moghadasi Boroujeni ، Fatemeh Department of Audiology - School of Rehabilitation Sciences - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Ghadiri ، Mehdi Otolaryngology Group - Raad Clinic , Saberi ، Farzaneh Department of Occupational Therapy - School of Rehabilitation Sciences - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Hashemi-Dezaki ، Hamed Regional Innovational Center for Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering - University of West Bohemia
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306
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308
Abstract
Background: In December 2019, the first Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) case was observed in Wuhan, China, and afterward, the world has been exposed to an ongoing pandemic. The Covid-19 has different symptoms, such as fever, coughing, shortness of breath, muscular pain, headache, diarrhea, nose running, and a sore throat. However, the symptoms of Covid-19 are not limited to these ones. The Case: The present study reports a 39-year-old female patient complaining of earache and hearing loss with no other Covid-19 symptoms. The medical tests and diagnoses finally inferred that she was suffering from the Covid-19. Conclusion: In addition to the common symptoms of Covid 19, acute otitis media can be considered as another symptom of this disease.
Keywords
Acute otitis media , Covid , 19 , conductive hearing loss
Journal title
Auditory and Vestibular Research
Journal title
Auditory and Vestibular Research
Record number
2675897
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