title: Bell's palsy and HIV infection.
abstract: Unilateral infranuclear facial palsy developed in three young homosexual men. All three were positive for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Two had persistent generalised lymphadenopathy, but the clinical criteria for the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were not fulfilled. There were no features of generalised neuropathy, and no other cause for facial palsy was evident. Recovery was excellent in each patient.
authors: Department of Neurology, London Hospital, UK.
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Brown
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Thompson
authors: B T
authors: BT
authors: Goh
authors: G E
authors: GE
authors: Forster
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Swash
mesh_terms: D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000503:physiopathology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000328:Adult; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000503:physiopathology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000503:physiopathology; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000503:physiopathology