Bell's palsy as a possible complication of hepatitis B vaccination in a child.
Bell's Palsy is the sudden onset of unilateral temporary paralysis of facial muscles resulting from seventh cranial nerve dysfunction. Presented here is a two-year old female patient with right peripheral facial palsy following hepatitis B vaccination. Readers' attention is drawn to an uncommon cause of Bell's Palsy, as a rare complication of hepatitis B vaccination.
Alp
Handan
H
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. handanalp@yahoo.com
Tan
Hüseyin
H
Orbak
Zerrin
Z
D020330:Bell Palsy / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans
D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines