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Archives of Orofacial Sciences
;
: 51-53, 2007.
Article
in Malayalam
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-627374
ABSTRACT
A tick in the ear is a very painful condition and removal is difficult because it grips firmly to the external auditory canal or tympanic membrane. Facial paralysis is a rarely reported localised neurological complication of an intra-aural tick infestation. The pathophysiology of localised paralysis is discussed, together with the safe way of handling patients with an intra-aural tick infestation.