Infectious mononucleosis, mastoiditis, and facial paralysis.
To our knowledge this is the first report of a patient with infectious mononucleosis associated with a mononuclear granulomatous mastoiditis and facial paralysis. Pathologic examination of tissue from this patient, removed at the time of radical mastoidectomy, provides a basis for further speculation about the relationship between facial paralysis and infectious mononucleosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000473:pathology; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery