Engelsk titel: Bilateral vestibulopathy after intravenous gentamicin therapy
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Författare:
Jonas Hertz
;
Djurhuus, Bjarki Ditlev
Email: Hertz.jonas@gmail.com
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 4
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UI-nummer: 20030102
Sammanfattning
This case report is about a 70-year-old man, who developed bilateral vestibulopathy due to intravenous gentamicin for endocarditis, and during admission he developed dizziness and oscillopsia. He was diagnosed with bilateral vestibulopathy, when saccades were found on a video head impulse test (vHIT). The diagnosis was postponed by the lack of severe vertigo and nystagmus, which is seen in acute unilateral vestibulopathy. When gentamicin-induced vestibulapathy is suspected, a vHIT examination is recommended.