Parotid Gland Abscess with Facial Nerve Paralysis
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Facial nerve paralysis: a rare complication of parotid abscess.
Benign parotid neoplasm and inflammatory processes of the parotid resulting in facial paralysis are extremely rare. We report a 72-year-old Malay female with poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus who presented with a painful right parotid swelling associated with right facial nerve palsy. The paralysis (Grade VI, House and Brackmann classification) remained after six months.
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عنوان ژورنال: Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1884-4545,0032-6313
DOI: 10.5631/jibirin.99.941