Bell's palsy in a pediatric patient with hyper IgM syndrome and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Theophanous, Christos; Santoro, Jonathan D; Itani, Reem

Theophanous, Christos; Santoro, Jonathan D; Itani, Reem.

Theophanous C; Department of Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.
Santoro JD; Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Itani R; Department of Hospital Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States. Electronic address: ritani@chla.usc.edu.

Brain Dev ; 43(2): 357-359, 2021 Feb.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-743894

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ABSTRACT

Bell's palsy is an acute facial paralysis with known association to viral infections. We describe a medically complex 6-year-old male with hyper IgM syndrome who presented with unilateral facial droop and positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR. This is the first reported pediatric case of Bell's palsy in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Abnormalities, Multiple; Bell Palsy/complications; COVID-19/complications; Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications; Acyclovir/therapeutic use; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use; Asthma/complications; Bell Palsy/diagnosis; Bell Palsy/drug therapy; COVID-19/diagnosis; Child; Cleft Palate/complications; Gastrostomy; Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial/complications; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular/complications; Humans; Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome/drug therapy; Hypospadias/complications; Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/therapeutic use; Immunologic Factors/therapeutic use; Male; Prednisolone/therapeutic use; SARS-CoV-2; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/complications

Keywords

Bell's Palsy; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Abnormalities, Multiple / Bell Palsy / Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Brain Dev Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.braindev.2020.08.017

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