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Gunshot Injury with Facial Palsy: An Unusual Case

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As the use of firearms has become increasingly common in the civilian society, the incidences of homicidal as well as suicidal firearm injury have increased several folds. We here present an interesting case of celebratory firing which accidently caused injury in the head & neck region and an unusual trajectory adopted by the bullet which prevented a fatal outcome.

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Anju Chauhan, Anoop Raj, P.K. Rathore, Ravi Meher, Samuel Rajan declare they have no conflict of interest.

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  1. Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Anju Chauhan, Anoop Raj, P. K. Rathore, Ravi Meher & Samuel Rajan

  2. E-14, M.D.I Campus, Mehrauli Road, Sukhrali, Gurgaon, 122001, Haryana, India

    Anju Chauhan

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Chauhan, A., Raj, A., Rathore, P.K. et al. Gunshot Injury with Facial Palsy: An Unusual Case. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 67, 193–195 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-015-0851-6

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