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Bilateral Vestibular Atelectasis with Tullio’s Phenomenon

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Vestibular dehiscence or atelectasis is a rarity known to cause vertigo. This pathology poses many challenges especially in diagnosis and treatment simply due to the scarcity of reported cases. The etiologic factors, disease pathophysiology and complications remain unclear. We report a young adult female who presented with unsteadiness for 2 years associated with headache. Tullio’s phenomenon was observed which led to a finding of bilateral vestibular dehiscence involving the medial walls on high resolution computed tomography.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

    Steuphen Roy, Guhan Kumarasamy & Rosdan Salim

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Roy, S., Kumarasamy, G. & Salim, R. Bilateral Vestibular Atelectasis with Tullio’s Phenomenon. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 71 (Suppl 2), 1599–1602 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-019-01685-z

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