Kwartler J A, Linthicum F H, Jahn A F, Hawke M
Division of Otolaryngology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1991 Feb;104(2):265-9. doi: 10.1177/019459989110400219.
We have presented the clinical history and temporal bone findings in a patient who manifested sudden hearing loss, and who subsequently was found to have cryptococcal meningitis associated with AIDS. The histopathologic findings are similar to earlier reports in patients without AIDS. Because cryptococcal infection is so much more common in AIDS patients than in the general population, it must be considered a causative factor when presented with an AIDS patient with progressive or sudden hearing loss. This offers the patient a chance for timely and effective treatment.
我们报告了一名出现突发性听力损失的患者的临床病史及颞骨检查结果，该患者随后被发现患有与艾滋病相关的隐球菌性脑膜炎。组织病理学检查结果与早期针对非艾滋病患者的报告相似。由于隐球菌感染在艾滋病患者中比在普通人群中更为常见，所以当遇到一名患有进行性或突发性听力损失的艾滋病患者时，必须将其视为一个致病因素。这为患者提供了及时有效治疗的机会。
