Bilateral Peripheral Facial Palsy in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection.
10.3349/ymj.2006.47.5.745
- Author:
Min Su KIM
1
;
Hee Jung YOON
;
Hai Jin KIM
;
Ji Sun NAM
;
Sung Ho CHOI
;
June Myung KIM
;
Young Goo SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. imfell@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
HIV infection;
facial paralysis;
central nervous system
- MeSH:
Male;
Humans;
HIV Infections/*complications/*diagnosis;
Facial Paralysis/*diagnosis/etiology;
Adult
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2006;47(5):745-747
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Neurological complications are important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. They can occur at any stage of the disease and can affect any level of the central or peripheral nervous systems. In the literature, several cases of HIV-associated facial paralysis have been reported; however, bilateral facial palsy is rarely reported. In this paper, we present the first case in Korea, of a bilateral facial palsy occurring as the first clinical manifestation of HIV infection.
