Loss of Taste as an Initial Symptom of a "Facial Diplegia and Paresthesia" Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Intern Med
; 61(19): 2957-2959, 2022 Oct 01.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1968933
ABSTRACT
Loss of taste is a relatively common symptom of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and has also been considered a rare Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) symptom. We herein report a case of a facial diplegia and paresthesia (FDP) variant of GBS that initially presented as a loss of taste occurring two weeks after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. The patient recovered completely after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Clinicians should consider the possibility of post-vaccination FDP manifesting as facial palsy and should be aware that GBS, including the FDP variant, can initially present as an isolated loss of taste.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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Ageusia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
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Variants
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
Internal Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Internalmedicine.9781-22
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