| Journal Call no. | R644.H63J573 |
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| Author | Poon, L. K. H. |
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| Article Title | Facial nerve palsy and Kawasaki disease / L.K.H. Poon, K.S. Lun and Y.M. Ng. |
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| Is Part Of | Hong Kong medical journal ; v.6, no.2, Jun 2000, p.224-226, illus. |
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| Abstract | The article reports on a case of facial nerve palsy associated with Kawasaki disease in a 2-year-old boy. Facial nerve palsy is one of the rare neurological manifestations of Kawasaki disease. Twenty-seven other cases that have been reported in the literature are reviewed. There is a high incidence of coronary artery aneurysm (52 percent) and a female predilection in patients with Kawasaki disease. The facial palsy associated with the disease is self-limiting. Recovery is spontaneous in surviving patients, althought the use of intravenous immunoglobulin may be able to hasten the recovery. |
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