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| Bell’s Palsy Associated with Scrub Typhus |
| Sun-Young Oh1,4, Ji-Hoon Kang2, and Chang-Seop Lee3,4 |
| Departments of 1Neurology, 2Preventive Medicine, and 3Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and 4Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonju, Korea |
Vol.42 Num.4 (p253~256)
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We report a case of 58-year-old female with scrub typhus who presented with Bell’s palsy. Five days after the initiation of treatment, she developed complete peripheral facial palsy on the right side of her face. Oral corticosteroid, intravenous immunoglobulin, and acyclovir were administered but her Bell’s palsy showed no signs of improvement even after one year of regular follow-up at the outpatient department. |
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Keywords : Bell’s palsy, Scrub typhus, Orientia tsutsugamushi , Prognosis |
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