title: Facial paralysis and meningitis caused by Rickettsia typhi infection.
abstract: Involvement of cranial nerves was rarely reported in various rickettsioses. We present here for the first time a case of peripheral facial paralysis associated with Rickettsia typhi infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Soroka Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, 84105. vandertatiana@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vander
authors.forename: Mordechay
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Medvedovsky
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valdman
authors.forename: Yuval
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Herishanu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents