Coronavirus Disease-19 Pneumonia with Facial Nerve Palsy and Olfactory Disturbance.

Homma, Yoshito; Watanabe, Masashi; Inoue, Koji; Moritaka, Tomonori

Homma, Yoshito; Watanabe, Masashi; Inoue, Koji; Moritaka, Tomonori.

Homma Y; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Watanabe M; Department of Neurology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Inoue K; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Moritaka T; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.

Intern Med ; 59(14): 1773-1775, 2020.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-646480

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ABSTRACT

The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, has spread worldwide from China. There are no case reports from Asia of COVID-19 with facial paralysis and olfactory disturbance. We herein report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia in a Japanese woman who showed facial nerve palsy and olfactory disturbance.

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Coronavirus Infections/complications; Facial Paralysis/virology; Olfaction Disorders/virology; Pneumonia, Viral/complications; Adult; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Facial Nerve/physiopathology; Female; Humans; Japan; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2

Keywords

COVID-19; Kampo; facial nerve palsy; multiple peripheral neuropathies; olfactory disturbance; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Facial Paralysis / Olfaction Disorders Type of study: Case report Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Intern Med Journal subject: Internal Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Internalmedicine.5014-20

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