Facial diplegia after hymenoptera sting.
Two cases of bilateral facial palsy after hymenoptera sting are presented. In both cases, the neurological examination is otherwise normal, a lymphoplasmocytic reaction is present in the CSF, no other etiology is found, and the recovery is complete. The neurological complications of hymenoptera sting and the differential diagnosis of bilateral facial palsy are discussed.
Service de Neurologie, Clinique Saint Pierre, Ottignies, Belgium.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006927:Hymenoptera; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male