A Case of Intractable Suspected Perilymph Fistula with Severe Depression

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: Fumiyuki Goto Naoki Oishi Tomoko Tsutsumi Kaoru Ogawa
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제11권 제4호, 499~501쪽, 전체 3쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.10.31

영문 초록

A 68-year-old woman presented dizziness whenever she put her finger into the right ear and also complained of water-streaming tinnitus, which indicated she would have been suffering from perilymph fistula. An exploratory tympanotomy was conducted. Leakage of perilymph from the round window was suspected, although the cochlin-tomoprotein (CTP) results were negative. After the procedure, the patient’s finger-induced dizziness, tinnitus, and vertigo spells disappeared completely. However, her dizzy symptom did not improve. The patient also complained of general fatigue, weight loss, and insomnia, which led us to suspect comorbid depression. Antidepressants and vestibular rehabilitation treatment resulted in a significant improvement in her dizziness. Although it is not apparent whether the patient had a perilymph fistula, this case demonstrates the importance of evaluating not only physical symptoms but also psychological comorbidity, especially when the physical symptoms are intractable despite treatment.

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Depression Perilymph fistula Vestibular rehabilitation