Bell's palsy associated with influenza vaccination: Two case reports

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2839-2841

  Chou, Cheng Hsiu ^a   Liou, Wen Ping ^a   Hu, Kun I ^a   Loh, Ching Hui ^a   Chou, Chih Chieh ^a   Chen, Yeong Hwang ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Bell's palsy; Influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; INFLUENZA VACCINE; KKB KI FLU; PREDNISONE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELL PALSY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE;

EID: 33947276253     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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