Facial nerve palsy associated with leptospirosis

This case report describes the findings of a 27-year-old black male from Bahia, Brazil, who developed facial palsy during the convalescence phase of leptospirosis. The patient recovered without neurological sequel. This work calls attention to a possible association between leptospirosis and facial...

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Main Authors: Everaldo Costa, Edilson Sacramento, Antonio Alberto Lopes, José Carlos Bina
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2001
Subjects:
Leptospirosis
Facial palsy
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4010c87b216e4b2a8b6462df940d050a
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Summary:This case report describes the findings of a 27-year-old black male from Bahia, Brazil, who developed facial palsy during the convalescence phase of leptospirosis. The patient recovered without neurological sequel. This work calls attention to a possible association between leptospirosis and facial palsy.

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