The first successful cochlear implant in Latin America after severe aminoglycosideinduced ot otoxicity in a Peruvian patient cured of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

Samuel Pecho-Silva, Ana Claudia Navarro-Solsol, Vicky Panduro-Correa, Jorge L. Maguina, Ali A. Rabaan, Luis Rene Quiroz-Ramirez, Kovy Arteaga-Livias, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

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Abstract

Background: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a significant public health problem for which drugs are used with many adverse effects. Among the devastating consequences of these diseases, there is a wide variation in the incidence of ototoxicity and hearing loss in patients with multidrug-resistant and extremely resistant tuberculosis. Cochlear implants may be indicated in patients with unilateral/severe bilateral hearing loss with no benefit from conventional hearing aids, but their use in patients with tuberculosis is rare. Case report: We present the first case of a right unilateral cochlear implant performed on a 34-year-old Peruvian patient who presented profound sensorineural hearing loss of cochlear origin. Conclusion: Cochlear implant surgery is an essential milestone in the treatment of patients with auditory sequelae of tuberculosis treatment. Close monitoring of possible complications of tuberculosis treatment should be strengthened in countries with a high incidence of multidrug-resistant and extremely resistant tuberculosis.

Translated title of the contributionPrimer implante coclear exitoso en América Latina después de ototoxicidad severa inducida por aminoglucósidos en un paciente peruano curado de una tuberculosis extremadamente resistente
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)622-625
Number of pages4
JournalRevista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
Volume15
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022

Keywords

  • Hearing loss
  • Latin Americax (Source: DeCS-BIREME)
  • Tuberculosis
  • extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

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