Facial nerve abscess in a case of leprosy – a case report
- Author:
Mary Thomas
;
Margery Emmanuel
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From:Neurology Asia
2009;14(1):41-42
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
A 14-year old boy presented with lagophthalmos of the left eye for ten days. Physical examination
revealed a hypo-pigmented macule on the left cheek and a nodular fluctuant swelling in the left preauricular
region. A skin biopsy showed evidence of borderline tuberculoid Hansen’s disease and the
lepromin test was positive. The swelling was diagnosed to be a facial nerve abscess. He was started
on tapering doses of corticosteroids and World Health Organization pauci-bacillary multi drug therapy.
The swelling subsided over the next one month and the facial paralysis improved gradually with
treatment.
