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Facial nerve paralysis as the first manifestation of tetanus in a 4-year-old girl

Year: 2011

Type: article

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)

Source: Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health

DOI: 10.4038/sljch.v40i3.3515

Authors: Arumugam Jayavardhana, A M Vijayalakshmi

Language: English

Topic: Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1998390867

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