Abstract
Ingestion of bromate intoxication is known to cause ototoxicity and other life threatening condition such as central nervous system depression, acute renal failure, hemolytic anemia and gastrointestinal upset. Most of these manifestations are reversible, with the exception of kidney injury and deafness. We hereby present a case of 38-year-old female that develop sudden onset bilateral hearing loss with acute kidney injury after applying hair permanent wave cream. The renal function successfully recovered with hemodialysis. The hearing loss was persistent despite of trial 2 weeks systemic steroid.
Keywords: sodium bromate, hearing loss, renal failure.
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Corresponding Author
M.S Thayalen Savarathanam
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail,
Jalan Kurma 83000, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i7.150
