Bell's Palsy as a Possible Complication of Hepatitis B Vaccination in A Child
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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.
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دوره 27 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2009