Whooping Cough Followed by Lower Motor Neuron Facial Palsy: A Case Report

Authors

  • Sajid Ali Shah Classified Child Specialist, Combined Military Hospital, Mardan, KPK, Pakistan
  • Sohail Shahzad Classified Child Specialist, Combined Military Hospital, Abbottabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjid.v7i2.51521

Keywords:

whooping cough, subconjuctival hemorrhages, facial palsy, lower motor neuron lesion

Abstract

A 5 years old child with pertussis reported to us with a unique complication not mentioned in the literature. He was thoroughly examined and investigated to find out cause for his lower motor neuron (LMN) facial palsy but purtussis seemed to be the sole reason. With treatment of purtussis the patient showed marked improvement of neurological deficit.

Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases 2020;7(2):107-109

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Published

2021-01-20

How to Cite

Shah, S. A., & Shahzad, S. (2021). Whooping Cough Followed by Lower Motor Neuron Facial Palsy: A Case Report. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, 7(2), 107–109. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjid.v7i2.51521

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Case Reports

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