Tinnitus and Coxsackie B infections: A case series

Berthold Langguth; Hans Stadtlaender; Michael Landgrebe; Ana Belen Elgoyhe; Hermann Coors; Veronika Vielsmeier; Tobias Kleinjung

Tinnitus and Coxsackie B infections: A case series

Berthold Langguth, Hans Stadtlaender, Michael Landgrebe, Ana Belen Elgoyhe, Hermann Coors, Veronika Vielsmeier, Tobias Kleinjung

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Abstract

Tinnitus is a frequent and often debilitating condition. There is consensus in the scientific community that there exist various forms of tinnitus, which differ in their pathogenesis. Here we report a series of five cases where the onset of tinnitus was associated with viral infections. In all five patients elevated antibodies against Coxsackie B have been detected. This observation suggests that Coxsackie B Virus infections might be involved in the development of some cases of tinnitus and indicate that further systematic investigations are warranted.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	554-555
Number of pages	2
Journal	Neuroendocrinology Letters
Volume	28
Issue number	5
State	Published - Oct 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Coxsackie B
Enterovirus infections
Hearing loss
Meningoencephalitis
Tinnitus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Endocrinology
Neuroscience(all)

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