Facial paralysis caused by tuberculosis in a 2.5-month-old infant
ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS, vol.23, no.1, pp.51-54, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 23 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2003
- Doi Number: 10.1179/000349803125002878
- Journal Name: ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.51-54
- Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
We describe an infant who presented with a cervical mass and ear discharge that did not respond to broad-spectrum antibiotics. Tuberculous infection was diagnosed after the onset of respiratory distress. Persistent otorrhoea that does not respond to conventional antibiotics or facial paralysis in a child with a discharging ear should alert the physician to a diagnosis of tuberculosis.