Bilateral facial nerve palsy associated with HIV seroconversion illness

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 992, 2008, Pages 328-329

  Yeo, J C L ^a   Trotter, M I ^b   Wilson, F ^b  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; SEROCONVERSION; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 49049116320     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.065920     Document Type: Article

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