Facial nerve palsy: An atypical presentation of dengue fever
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چکیده
Dengue fever is a grave public health concern in tropical countries. The disease spectrum of dengue multi-systemic, although neurologic complications relatively uncommon. pathogenesis manifestations not well understood and may be due to the neurotrophic effect virus, or related systemic effects infection, immune mediated. Here in, we discuss occurrence isolated 7th cranial nerve lower motor neuron type palsy 23-year-old lady suffering from fever. To date, there are very few case reports citing involvement facial
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2091-0576']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v14i7.53631