%0 Journal Article
%T Life-threatening pyogenic ventriculitis, complicating endocarditis, presenting as sudden hearing loss
%A Akihide Ito
%A Hiroaki Koiwa
%A Kazumasa Watanabe
%A Kunio Hamada
%A Takayuki Yoshida
%A Toshiki Ito
%J Archive of "Oxford Medical Case Reports".
%D 2019
%R 10.1093/omcr/omz044
%X Approximately 70% of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) cases are idiopathic, but SSNHL may occasionally be related to fatality. Here, we report the case of a 54-year-old Asian female who complained of hearing loss as a primary symptom and was diagnosed with pyogenic ventriculitis (PV) derived from Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis. Both PV and S. agalactiae endocarditis are rare and very severe infections with a high mortality rate. Rapid intensive treatment and surgery were required for successful clinical outcomes
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6568201/