RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Facial nerve palsy associated with <em>Rickettsia conorii</em> infection
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 54
OP 55
DO 10.1136/adc.85.1.54
VO 85
IS 1
A1 M Bitsori
A1 E Galanakis
A1 C E Papadakis
A1 S Sbyrakis
YR 2001
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/85/1/54.abstract
AB Facial nerve palsy has been occasionally attributed to infectious agents, but Rickettsiae species have not been documented as causative agents. We report two adolescent girls with facial nerve palsy and serological evidence ofR conorii infection. These cases indicate that rickettsioses should be included among the causes of facial nerve palsy, particularly in endemic areas.