Ear Nose Throat J . Vestibular Neuritis as Clinical Presentation of COVID-19

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Ear Nose Throat J


. 2021 Feb 11;145561321995021.
doi: 10.1177/0145561321995021. Online ahead of print.
Vestibular Neuritis as Clinical Presentation of COVID-19


Quentin Mat ^{1 2 3} , Antoine No?l ¹ , Lindsay Loiselet ¹ , Sophie Tainmont ¹ , Carlos M Chiesa-Estomba ^{3 4} , J?r?me R Lechien ^{2 3 5} , Jean-Pierre Duterme ¹



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• PMID: 33570425
• DOI: 10.1177/0145561321995021

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may lead to many otolaryngological disorders such as loss of smell and taste, sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), facial palsy, and parotitis. The involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in vestibular neuritis (VN) has been reported in 2 adult patients but not really confirmed through objective testings. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl with left superior vestibular neuritis confirmed by Video Head Impulse Test during a proven COVID-19 infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case associating VN and COVID-19 that was demonstrated with an objective peripheral assessment. Physicians may be aware about the occurrence of VN in patients with COVID-19, keeping in mind that this condition may develop not only in adults. Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 in this pandemic is required to prevent its spread.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; acute unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy; vestibular neuritis.