Journal Reviews

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Laryngeal disorders associated with HIV infection

5 January 2022 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | AIDS, HIV, Laryngeal cancer, Laryngeal disorders

Following the introduction, and now widespread availability, of combined antiretroviral therapy, HIV has become a chronic disease with minimal or indeed no negative impact on life expectancy. As a result, there is a growing public health interest in establishing the...

Viral induced hearing loss

1 November 2014 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-ENT | HIV, West Nile virus, cytomegalovirus, hearing loss, herpes simplex type 1, herpes simplex type 2, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, measles, mumps, rubella, rubeola, sensorineural hearing loss, sudden sensorineural hearing loss, varicella zoster virus

Viruses are a common cause of hearing loss both in children and adults. This article provides a good review of the viral causes of hearing loss and can be regarded as an essential read. The authors divide the viruses into...