Childhood Sarcoidosis Presenting as Recurrent Facial Palsy

ABSTRACT

Background: Recurrent facial palsy in a patient merits investigation for underlying etiology.Case characteristics 8-year-old boy with erythematous itchy skin lesion and recurrentfacial palsy. Observation He had a past history of aseptic meningitis andnephrocalcinosis. Raised angiotensin converting enzyme levels, interstitial lung disease onCT chest, and non caseating granulomas on skin biopsy clinched the diagnosis ofsarcoidosis. Message Multisystem involvement and recurrent lower motor facial nervepalsy is a clinical clue for sarcoidosis.