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Co-existent facial palsy and myocarditis in a 50-year old farmer diagnosed with probable leptospirosis: a case report

BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by spirochetes belonging to the genus Leptospira. This is a case report on a patient with probable leptospirosis, who developed lower motor neuron facial nerve palsy during the recovery phase of this illness. Leptospirosis is endemic i...

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Autores principales:	Kumarihamy, Kulatunga Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Pramitha Prabhashini, Ralapanawa, Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara, Jayalath, Widana Arachchilage Thilak Ananda
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4322451/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25648561 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-0992-4

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