Hearing Loss After the First Low Dose Administration of Cisplatin


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YILDIRIM A., FİDAN E., ÖZDEMİR F.

JCPSP-JOURNAL OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PAKISTAN, vol.32, no.9, pp.1216-1218, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Cisplatin is commonly used antineoplastic drug that is effective against different types of tumours. Nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and ototoxicity constitute the main dose-limiting side effects of the drug. We present a case of sensorineural hearing loss after the first low dose of cisplatin. Five days after receiving an intravenous 30 mg/day at 120 minutes, the patient presented with serious bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Cisplatin-induced hearing impairment is generally dose-related and cumulative; however, the toxicity can occur after the first dose without a cumulative high-dose and can be irreversible.