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Facial diplegia as a delayed complication of scrub typhus

Jong Gyu Baek1orcid , Hyo Lim Hong2orcid , Jae Han Park1orcid
Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology 2019;21(2):98-101.
Published online: July 31, 2019
1Department of Neurology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
2Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Corresponding author:  Jae Han Park, Tel: +82-53-650-3626, Fax: +82-53-654-9786, 
Email: jaehanpark@cu.ac.kr
Received: 17 October 2018   • Revised: 21 December 2018   • Accepted: 23 December 2018
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A 64-year-old man presented with facial diplegia occurring 2 weeks after scrub typhus diagnosis. The serum scrub typhus antibody titer was elevated to 1:5120. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed contrast-enhancement of the signal for both facial nerves. He was administered prednisolone. After two weeks, the symptoms improved, and after one month, he completely recovered from facial diplegia. This is the first case in the literature in which the patient exhibited facial diplegia, a delayed complication, in scrub typhus. Facial diplegia should be considered a type of cranial nerve palsy that may occur as a delayed complication of scrub typhus.

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