Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation
A tick in the ear is a very painful condition and removal is difficult because it grips firmly to the external auditory canal or tympanicmembrane. Facial paralysis is a rarely reported localised neurological complication of an intra-aural tick infestation. The pathophysiology of localised paralysis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
2007
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/1/5153_Bahar_Tick.pdf |
| Summary: | A tick in the ear is a very painful condition and removal is
difficult because it grips firmly to the external auditory canal or tympanicmembrane. Facial paralysis is a rarely reported localised neurological complication of an intra-aural tick infestation. The pathophysiology of localised paralysis is discussed, together with the safe way of handling patients with an intra-aural tick infestation |
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