Perilymphatic fistula: report of a case which resolved spontaneously in five days and literature review
Reis, H.G.; Marques, R.H.G.; Moussalle, S.K.
Revista de Neurologia 34(9): 838-840
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0210-0010 PMID: 12134347 Document Number: 548284
We report a patient with a perilymphatic fistula and review the literature on this topic. The patient was a 50 years old male with a five days history of intense and continuous vertigo associated with nausea, vomiting and sweating, which was initiated after a sudden noise in the left ear. The symptoms resolved spontaneously over five days, without surgical treatment. The clinical picture resembles those previously reported for perilymphatic fistula. The current literature on this topic has been reviewed in this article. The patient presented an early recovery, what corroborates the current tendency of waiting a few weeks before indicating surgery.