Facial Palsy in COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
; 60(255): 982-984, 2022 Nov 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2234253
ABSTRACT
Facial paralysis is one of the common problems leading to facial deformation. COVID-19 virus rarely has been shown to be associated with facial palsy. Here we present a case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with features of left lower motor facial palsy signs along with common features suggestive of COVID-19 infection. Brain imaging did not reveal any pertinent pathology but her polymerase chain reaction for COVID-19 was positive. This case highlights the fact that acute COVID-19 infection can be considered a cause of motor neuron facial palsy in the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19. Cases with neurological features suggestive of facial palsy therefore should be suspected of acute COVID-19 infection based on other pertinent findings of COVID-19 infection and thus polymerase chain reaction testing should be done. Keywords case reports; COVID-19; facial palsy.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bell Palsy
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Facial Paralysis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
JNMA.7890
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