Metabolic facial paralysis in an infant.
A 2-month-old infant developed facial paralysis with a presentation that masqueraded as a possible middle ear tumor. The cause of the paralysis eventually was related to a metabolic consequence of his underlying disorder, cystic fibrosis. To our knowledge, the association of vitamin A imbalance, pseudotumor cerebri, and facial paralysis has not previously been discussed in the otolaryngologic literature.
D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis