Facial Palsy in COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report
| Autor: | Shailes Paudel, Mijjal Gopal Shrestha, Rupesh Ramtel, Anayash Bhattarai, Umang Gupta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 60, Iss 255 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0028-2715 1815-672X |
| DOI: | 10.31729/jnma.7890 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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