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Abstract Title:

Transient facial nerve paralysis (Bell's palsy) following administration of hepatitis B recombinant vaccine: a case report.

Abstract Source:

Br Dent J. 2014 Jan ;216(2):69-71. PMID: 24457866

Abstract Author(s):

R Paul, L F A Stassen

Article Affiliation:

R Paul

Abstract:

Bell's palsy is the sudden onset of unilateral transient paralysis of facial muscles resulting from dysfunction of the seventh cranial nerve. Presented here is a 26-year-old female patient with right lower motor neurone facial palsy following hepatitis B vaccination. Readers' attention is drawn to an uncommon cause of Bell's palsy, as a possible rare complication of hepatitis B vaccination, and steps taken to manage such a presentation.

Study Type : Human: Case Report

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