Simultaneous isolated bilateral facial palsy : A rare vincristine-associated toxicity
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Simultaneous isolated bilateral facial palsy: a rare vincristine-associated toxicity.
We describe a case of a 15-year-old boy with vincristine-induced simultaneous isolated bilateral facial palsy. The boy presented with superior vena caval syndrome (SVC syndrome), right-sided pleural effusion and anterior mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Histopathological examination of left axillary lymph node was suggestive of lymphoblastic lymphoma. We started chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0019-5359
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.55887