International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 190-191 , December 2010

Two different forms of mumps-associated facial palsy

  • Tatsuo Fuchigami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
    • Department of General Pediatrics, Nihon University Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, 2-11-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 179-0072, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of General Pediatrics, Nihon University Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, Nihon University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 179-0072, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 3979 3611; fax: +81 3 3979 3787.
    • ,
  • Ikuko Kimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Yokosuka City Hospital, 1-3-2 Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 246-0195, Japan
    • ,
  • Junichi Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
    • ,
  • Michio Miyashita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
    • ,
  • Kenichi Watanabe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Yokosuka City Hospital, 1-3-2 Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 246-0195, Japan
    • ,
  • Koji Hashimoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
    • Department of General Pediatrics, Nihon University Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, 2-11-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 179-0072, Japan
    • ,
  • Yukihiko Fujita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasuji Inamo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
    • Department of General Pediatrics, Nihon University Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, 2-11-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 179-0072, Japan
    • ,
  • Hideo Mugishima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan

Received 27 August 2009 ,Revised 5 October 2009 ,Accepted 8 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2009.10.005

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 190-191 , December 2010

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