Facial palsy associated with leptospirosis

被引：4

作者：

El Bouazzaoui, A. ^{[1
]}

Houari, N. ^{[1
]}

Arika, A. ^{[1
]}

Belhoucine, I. ^{[2
]}

Boukatta, B. ^{[1
]}

Sbai, H. ^{[1
]}

El Alami, N. ^{[2
]}

Kanjaa, N. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CHU Hassan II, Serv Reanimat Polyvalente A4, Fes, Morocco

[2] CHU Hassan II, Serv ORL, Fes, Morocco

来源：

EUROPEAN ANNALS OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK DISEASES | 2011年 / 128卷 / 05期

关键词：

Leptospirosis; Facial palsy;

D O I：

10.1016/j.anorl.2011.02.011

中图分类号：

R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];

学科分类号：

100213 ;

摘要：

Introduction: The authors report a rare case of facial palsy associated with leptospirosis. Case report: A 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. Discussion: Several 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. Conclusion: This case illustrates the possible association between leptospirosis and facial palsy. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：275 / 277

页数：3

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