Isolated and bilateral simultaneous facial palsy disclosing early human immunodeficiency virus infection

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2015, Pages e105-e106

  Sathirapanya, Pornchai ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Facial paralysis; Hiv infection; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTIONMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SEROLOGY TEST KIT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; COMPLICATION; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

EID: 84931054918     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2015095     Document Type: Article

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