Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation.
- Author:
Zamzil Amin A.
;
Baharudin A.
;
Shahid H.
;
Din Suhaimi S.
;
Nor Affendie M.J.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Complication;
Facial palsy;
Intra-aural tick;
Management
- MeSH:
Ticks;
Isolated;
physiopathological;
Paralysis;
Membranes
- From:Archives of Orofacial Sciences
2007;2(1):51-53
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:Malay
-
Abstract:
A tick in the ear is a very painful condition and removal is difficult because it grips firmly to the external auditory canal or tympanic membrane. 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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