A 68yearold man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and stage II chronic kidney disease, presented to hospital with a 24hour history of rightsided facial paralysis and… Click to show full abstract
A 68yearold man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and stage II chronic kidney disease, presented to hospital with a 24hour history of rightsided facial paralysis and 3 days of horizontal diplopia. He had received 4 days of oral ciprofloxacin and oral prednisolone (37.5 mg) for 2 weeks of progressive rightsided facial swelling with otalgia, initially thought to be otitis externa.
Keywords:
zoster virus;
polyneuritis cranialis;
virus reactivation;
varicella zoster;
cranialis varicella
Journal Title: Medical Journal of Australia
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Medical Journal of Australia
Year Published: 2020
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