Abstract
 We report two cases of sudden deafness which appeared during vaso-occlusive crisis of a sickle cell anaemia (homozygous form of disease) and a sickle cell trait (heterozygous form) in two males aged sixteen and twenty-two, respectively. A high erythrocyte aggregability and low deformability were proved in both young men. Although hearing disorders have been reported in this disease, a sudden onset is not common.
Report of two cases os sudden deafness in patients bearing of sickle cell anaemia and trait
 
  Key words
 
 
  
   Sudden deafness
  
 
 
  
   Sickle cell disease
  
 
Abstract
 We report two cases of <dis>sudden deafness</dis> which appeared during vaso-occlusive crisis of a sickle cell anaemia (homozygous form of disease) and a sickle cell trait (heterozygous form) in two males aged sixteen and twenty-two, respectively.
A high erythrocyte aggregability and low deformability were proved in both young men.
Although <dis>hearing disorders</dis> have been reported in this disease, a sudden onset is not common.
The treatment used was useful in the removal of painful crisis and infections, but <dis>deafness</dis> did not improve in either of then.
Abstract
 We report two cases of sudden deafness which appeared during vaso-occlusive crisis of a sickle cell anaemia (homozygous form of disease) and a sickle cell trait (heterozygous form) in two males aged sixteen and twenty-two, respectively.
A high erythrocyte aggregability and low deformability were proved in both young men.
Although hearing disorders have been reported in this disease, a sudden onset is not common.
The treatment used was useful in the removal of painful crisis and infections, but deafness did not improve in either of then.
Abstract
 We report two cases of <dis>sudden deafness</dis> which appeared during vaso-occlusive crisis of a sickle cell anaemia (homozygous form of disease) and a sickle cell trait (heterozygous form) in two males aged sixteen and twenty-two, respectively. A high erythrocyte aggregability and low deformability were proved in both young men. Although <dis>hearing disorders</dis> have been reported in this disease, a sudden onset is not common.
sudden deafness
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hearing disorders
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