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Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis · Nov 2011
Case ReportsFacial palsy associated with leptospirosis.
- A El Bouazzaoui, N Houari, A Arika, I Belhoucine, B Boukatta, H Sbai, N El Alami, and N Kanjaa.
- Service de réanimation polyvalente A4, CHU Hassan II, BP 1835, Fès, Morocco. bouazzaoui79@hotmail.fr
- Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2011 Nov 1; 128 (5): 275-7.
IntroductionThe authors report a rare case of facial palsy associated with leptospirosis.Case ReportA 60-year-old man was admitted to ICU with severe leptospirosis. On the eighth day of hospitalisation, he developed left peripheral facial palsy with a favourable course in response to corticosteroids.DiscussionSeveral types of neurological complications of leptospirosis have been reported: encephalitis, myelitis, stroke, cerebral arteritis, mononeuritis, polyradiculoneuropathy, and cranial nerve palsy. Peripheral facial palsy is a rare complication of leptospirosis.ConclusionThis case illustrates the possible association between leptospirosis and facial palsy.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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