Multiple nerve palsies in beta thalassaemia major.
A patient with beta thalassaemia major is described who developed a lower motor neurone facial nerve palsy on the left side, together with a phrenic nerve palsy on the same side, during the course of the illness. This complication has not been reported before in haemoglobinopathies.
Lamabadusuriya
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Department of Paediatrics, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka.
D002648:Child; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000294:innervation; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009046:Motor Neurons; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D010791:Phrenic Nerve; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*