Facial nerve paralysis as the first manifestation of tetanus in a 4-year-old girl
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|Sep 2011Abstract
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)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v40i3.3515 | Journal eISSN: 2386-110X
Language: English
Page range: 136 - 137
Published on: Sep 8, 2011
Published by: Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2011 Arumugam Jayavardhana, A M Vijayalakshmi, published by Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
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