Facial paralysis caused by tuberculosis in a 2.5-month-old infant

Dilber E., Yaris N., Aslan Y., Kalyoncu M., Ahmetoglu A., Okten A.

ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS, cilt.23, sa.1, ss.51-54, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1179/000349803125002878
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.51-54
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.