A Case of Binocular Vertical Diplopia after Intratympanic Gentamicin Therapy
  • Giacomo Cioffi
    Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale La Carità di Locarno, Switzerland
  • Francesca Irene Rampolli
    Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale La Carità di Locarno, Switzerland
  • Emmanuela Pareti
    Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale La Carità di Locarno, Switzerland
  • Nicola Melik
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale La Carità di Locarno, Switzerland
  • Francesco De Righetti
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Clinica Sant'Anna, Lugano, Switzerland

Keywords

Meniere's disease, diplopia, intratympanic gentamicin

Abstract

Intratympanic gentamicin therapy is a useful alternative treatment for refractory Meniere's disease and is generally well tolerated. Visual disturbances as side effects of this treatment are rarely reported in the literature. In this report we describe the case of a 52-year-old woman with refractory Meniere's disease who developed binocular vertical diplopia following intratympanic gentamicin therapy. Spontaneous resolution of diplopia occurred within 2 weeks. The development of diplopia should be discussed as a potential complication with patients undergoing intratympanic gentamicin therapy.

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    Published: 2019-07-22
    Issue: Vol 6 No 8 (view)

    How to cite:
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    Cioffi G, Rampolli FI, Pareti E, Melik N, De Righetti F. A Case of Binocular Vertical Diplopia after Intratympanic Gentamicin Therapy. EJCRIM 2019;6 doi:10.12890/2019_001187.

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