A Case of Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy Associated with Infectious Mononucleosis.
- Author:
Jae Ho BAN
1
;
Seok Jin HONG
;
Il Gyu KANG
;
Bong Ju KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea. miffy@hananet.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infectious mononucleosis;
Facial paralysis
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Child;
Facial Nerve*;
Facial Paralysis;
Guillain-Barre Syndrome;
Herpesvirus 4, Human;
Humans;
Infectious Mononucleosis*;
Meningoencephalitis;
Mononeuropathies;
Paralysis*;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2004;47(10):1071-1074
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Infectious mononucleosis, a common systemic illness primarily involving children and young adults, is due apparently to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Although neurologic complications of infectious mononucleosis are rare, these include meningoencephalitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and mononeuritis, and facial nerve paralysis. Bilateral facial nerve palsy rarely develops in patients with a primary Ebstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, and only a few of these have clinical manifestations of infectious mononucleosis. We report a case of a 18-year-old man with bilateral facial nerve paralysis associated with infectious mononucleosis.
