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Facial nerve palsy associated with leptospirosis
E Costa1, E Sacramento, A A Lopes
1Department of Medicine, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública.
Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical
|June 8, 2001
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.