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Unilateral palatal palsy with viral hepatitis

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Isolated unilateral palatal (velopalatopharyngeal) palsy is a clinical rarity. This usually presents in a child as acute onset rhinolalia, unilateral absent palatal reflex and pharyngeal asymmetry with a benign self-resolving course. Etiology remains controversial. We report association of this entity in a male child with viral hepatitis A.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Command Hospital, Lucknow, India

    P. L. Prasad

  2. Military Hospital, Mhow, Indore, India

    A. N. Prasad

  3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    S. K. Patnaik

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Prasad, P.L., Prasad, A.N. & Patnaik, S.K. Unilateral palatal palsy with viral hepatitis. Indian J Pediatr 74, 1039–1040 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-007-0193-9

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