title: Facial nerve palsy associated with leptospirosis.
abstract: This case report describes the findings of a 27-year-old black male from Bahia, Brazil, who developed facial palsy during the convalescence phase of leptospirosis. The patient recovered without neurological sequel. This work calls attention to a possible association between leptospirosis and facial palsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sacramento
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male