Facial colliculus syndrome with inflammatory cranial neuritis in a patient with covid 19 with mucormycosis superinfection

ABSTRACT

Features of unilateral cranial nerve 7th lower motor neuron palsy and same sided 6th nerve involvement without hemiplegia or hemiparesis is a rare clinical entity in itself, which is referred to as Facial Colliculus Syndrome. This presentation was noticed in a patient of Covid 19 positive status and mucormycosis not on prolonged steroid treatment. This is a case report of an 80-year old female patient who was admitted to the medical ward of our hospital with presenting complaints of breathlessness and fever of 5 days duration. Later during course of the disease on followup in hospital she developed left sided 6th and 7th cranial nerve involvement. This case report highlights the case of an elderly female patient presenting with cranial nerve involvement with mucormycosis with covid 19 superinfection on follow-up after home quarantine.