Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy After Weekly Nanoparticle Albumin–Bound Paclitaxel Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer
Peripheral neuropathy is a common side effect of microtubule inhibitors. Rare cases of cranial nerve palsies have been reported with paclitaxel and 1 case of unilateral facial nerve palsy has been reported with nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-ptx). We report a rare case of bilateral facia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0025 |
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| Summary: | Peripheral neuropathy is a common side effect of microtubule inhibitors. Rare cases of cranial nerve palsies have been reported with paclitaxel and 1 case of unilateral facial nerve palsy has been reported with nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-ptx). We report a rare case of bilateral facial nerve palsy from nab-ptx. |
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| ISSN: | 2767-7664 |