Facial palsy in a patient with leptospirosis: Causal or accidental

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 104-106

  Sharma, Om P ^a   Eltahir, Nadir ^a   Roy, Mona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Facial palsy; Leptospirosis; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032934843     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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