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

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.

• Authors: R Paul, L F A Stassen
• Journal: British dental journal (Br Dent J) Vol. 216 Issue 2 Pg. 69-71 (Jan 2014) ISSN: 1476-5373 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 24457866 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Hepatitis B Vaccines
• Vaccines, Synthetic

Topics

• Adult
• Bell Palsy (diagnosis, etiology)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Hepatitis B Vaccines (adverse effects)
• Humans
• Vaccines, Synthetic (adverse effects)