title: Cranial nerve palsies in typhoid fever: report of three cases.
abstract: Neurological manifestations of enteric fever are well known. However, isolated cranial nerve palsies are rare. A 4-year-old boy and two girls aged 5 and 11 years with culture-proven typhoid fever are described, two of whom developed palatal palsy and the other sixth cranial nerve palsy. Following treatment, there was complete resolution of the cranial nerve palsies within 5-7 weeks. While palatal palsy is reported rarely, isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy associated with typhoid has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College & Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rustogi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents