Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation

A tick in the ear is a very painful condition and removal is difficult because it grips firmly to the external auditory canal or tympanicmembrane. Facial paralysis is a rarely reported localised neurological complication of an intra-aural tick infestation. The pathophysiology of localised paralysis...

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Main Authors: Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Abdullah, Baharudin, Hasan, Shahid, Sidek, Dinsuhaimi, Mat Jusoh, Noraffendie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2007
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/1/5153_Bahar_Tick.pdf
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author Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin
Abdullah, Baharudin
Hasan, Shahid
Sidek, Dinsuhaimi
Mat Jusoh, Noraffendie
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Abdullah, Baharudin
Hasan, Shahid
Sidek, Dinsuhaimi
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description A tick in the ear is a very painful condition and removal is difficult because it grips firmly to the external auditory canal or tympanicmembrane. 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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spelling iium-23802021-01-29T04:31:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/ Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Abdullah, Baharudin Hasan, Shahid Sidek, Dinsuhaimi Mat Jusoh, Noraffendie RF Otorhinolaryngology A tick in the ear is a very painful condition and removal is difficult because it grips firmly to the external auditory canal or tympanicmembrane. 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 Universiti Sains Malaysia 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/1/5153_Bahar_Tick.pdf Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin and Abdullah, Baharudin and Hasan, Shahid and Sidek, Dinsuhaimi and Mat Jusoh, Noraffendie (2007) Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation. Archives of Orofacial Sciences, 2 (1). pp. 51-53. ISSN 1823-8602 http://www.dental.usm.my/aos/
spellingShingle RF Otorhinolaryngology
Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin
Abdullah, Baharudin
Hasan, Shahid
Sidek, Dinsuhaimi
Mat Jusoh, Noraffendie
Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation
title Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation
title_full Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation
title_fullStr Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation
title_full_unstemmed Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation
title_short Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation
title_sort isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation
topic RF Otorhinolaryngology
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2380/1/5153_Bahar_Tick.pdf