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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Main Authors: Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Abdullah, Baharudin, Hasan, Shahid, Sidek, Dinsuhaimi, Mat Jusoh, Noraffendie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2007
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/1/5153_Bahar_Tick.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/
http://www.dental.usm.my/aos/
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Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Language: English