Systemic Steroid Application Caused Sudden Death of a Patient with Sudden Deafness

A 63-year-old man, who was diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), showed severe hypertension 10 hours after prednisolone administration. Subsequently, the patient suddenly died due to pulmonary edema. The autopsy indicated a pheochromocytoma in the right adrenal gland, and the caus...

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Main Authors: Eriko Ogino-Nishimura, Takayuki Nakagawa, Ichiro Tateya, Harukazu Hiraumi, Juichi Ito
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/734131
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description A 63-year-old man, who was diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), showed severe hypertension 10 hours after prednisolone administration. Subsequently, the patient suddenly died due to pulmonary edema. The autopsy indicated a pheochromocytoma in the right adrenal gland, and the cause of death was determined to be a pheochromocytoma crisis induced by systemic administration of prednisolone. Pheochromocytoma crisis is a life-threatening condition and can result from the use of corticosteroids. Physicians should consider the risk of a pheochromocytoma crisis due to systemic corticosteroids in the treatment of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
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spelling doaj-art-18e30b08caa3474189d776c5d33a77ea2025-08-20T02:02:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/734131734131Systemic Steroid Application Caused Sudden Death of a Patient with Sudden DeafnessEriko Ogino-Nishimura0Takayuki Nakagawa1Ichiro Tateya2Harukazu Hiraumi3Juichi Ito4Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kawaharacho 54, Shogoin, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kawaharacho 54, Shogoin, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kawaharacho 54, Shogoin, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kawaharacho 54, Shogoin, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kawaharacho 54, Shogoin, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanA 63-year-old man, who was diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), showed severe hypertension 10 hours after prednisolone administration. Subsequently, the patient suddenly died due to pulmonary edema. The autopsy indicated a pheochromocytoma in the right adrenal gland, and the cause of death was determined to be a pheochromocytoma crisis induced by systemic administration of prednisolone. Pheochromocytoma crisis is a life-threatening condition and can result from the use of corticosteroids. Physicians should consider the risk of a pheochromocytoma crisis due to systemic corticosteroids in the treatment of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/734131
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title_short Systemic Steroid Application Caused Sudden Death of a Patient with Sudden Deafness
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