Literature DB >> 11391446

Facial nerve palsy associated with leptospirosis.

E Costa1, E Sacramento, A A Lopes, J C Bina.   

Abstract

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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Year:  2001        PMID: 11391446     DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822001000200011

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Rev Soc Bras Med Trop        ISSN: 0037-8682            Impact factor:   1.581


  3 in total

1.  Co-existent facial palsy and myocarditis in a 50-year old farmer diagnosed with probable leptospirosis: a case report.

Authors:  Kulatunga Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Pramitha Prabhashini Kumarihamy; Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa; Widana Arachchilage Thilak Ananda Jayalath
Journal:  BMC Res Notes       Date:  2015-02-04

2.  Bilateral Abducent Palsy in Leptospirosis- An Eye Opener to a Rare Neuro Ocular Manifestation: A Case Report.

Authors:  Mahadevaiah Mahesh; Mamatha Shivanagappa; Chilkunda Raviprakash Venkatesh
Journal:  Iran J Med Sci       Date:  2015-11

3.  Bilateral facial paralysis associated with leptospirosis.

Authors:  Aston Midon; Fabiana Batista Corrêa; Raphael Doyle Maia; Aline Gasparini Sampaio; Marcos Rosa Júnior
Journal:  Radiol Bras       Date:  2018 Sep-Oct
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