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Table 1 Clinical and serologic findings in four patients with scrub typhus and otologic problems

From: Acute sensorineural hearing loss and severe otalgia due to scrub typhus

Patient No.

Age/Sex

Eschar

Otologic problems

Serum antibody titer

PCR genotype

   

Type

Days from symptom onset to otologic problems

Pure tone audiometry

Acute phase

Convalescent phase

 
      

IgM

IgG

IgM

IgG

 

1

59/F

+

deaf

10

SNHL

160

1024

320

4096

Boryung

2

39/F

+

otalgia

2

Normal

40

32

320

256

Boryung

3

73/F

+

otalgia

4

ND

20

32

80

128

Taguchi

4

63/M

+

otalgia

1

ND

0

64

0

2048

Boryung

  1. SNHL = sensorineural hearing loss, ND = not done