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Facial nerve paralysis as the first manifestation of tetanus in a 4-year-old girl
Authors:
Arumugam Jayavardhana ,
Asst. Professor of Paediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
A M Vijayalakshmi
Professor of Paediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
About A M
Abstract
We report a case of a 4-year-old girl who developed right sided facial palsy following injury to forehead. Two days later, she developed trismus which gradually progressed to generalized tetanus. A literature search shows that this child is the first to present with facial palsy as the initial manifestation of tetanus in Indian literature.
(Key words: Tetanus; facial palsy; cephalic tetanus)
Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2011; 40(3): 136-137
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v40i3.3515 (This DOI was corrected on 4/11/2011 so please use this version to refer to this article)
How to Cite:
Jayavardhana, A. and Vijayalakshmi, A.M., 2011. Facial nerve paralysis as the first manifestation of tetanus in a 4-year-old girl. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 40(3), pp.136–137. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v40i3.3515
Published on
08 Sep 2011.
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