Iatrogenic Facial Nerve Palsy Following Dermatologic Cryotherapy: A Case Report and Prognostic Insights

Autor:	Michael Unterhofer, Bernhard Wenig, Peter Stoeger, Tobias Moser
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	facial nerve palsy cryotherapy dermatology prognosis neurapraxia iatrogenic neuropathy Medicine (General) R5-920 Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920
Zdroj:	Reports, Vol 7, Iss 2, p 27 (2024)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2571-841X
DOI:	10.3390/reports7020027
Popis:	Facial nerve palsy is most commonly idiopathic, but it can also result from infections, inflammatory and cerebrovascular disorders, tumors, and trauma. We report the case of a 68-year-old patient who developed iatrogenic facial nerve palsy subsequent to dermatological cryosurgery on the right cheek. Remarkably, a full recovery occurred within 8 weeks. Drawing upon the promising outcome of this case and the existing literature on neuropathies linked with cold application in sports injuries, we propose neurapraxia as the probable pathomechanism underlying cryotherapy-induced nerve damage.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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