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: Ogino-Nishimura, Eriko, Nakagawa, Takayuki, Tateya, Ichiro, Hiraumi, Harukazu, Ito, Juichi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3582076/