有機溶剤使用者にみられた聴平衡覚障害について

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Five cases of chronic organic solvent intoxication with cochlear and/or vestibular symptoms are reported.
In all five cases there was slight to moderate sensori-neural deafness, which seemed to be the result of intoxication, but the exact anatomical site of the lesion causing the deafness could not be identified.
The results of neurotological examinations suggested that central vestibular dysfunction was the cause of dysequilibrium.
Neurologically, all five cases presented polyneuropathy which confirmed the diagnosis of chronic organic solvent intoxication. Disturbances of taste and smell were also present in some cases.
Otolaryngologists seem to play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of such intoxications.