title: Facial palsy in a patient with leptospirosis: causal or accidental.
abstract: Facial palsy, one of the most common neurological syndromes, has many causes. This is the first report of a patient with leptospirosis who developed facial palsy. The lesion responded to treatment with doxycycline hyclate.
authors: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
authors: O P
authors: OP
authors: Sharma
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Eltahir
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Roy
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline