[Compared characteristics of peripheral facial paralysis according to HIV status in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)].
Facial paralysis is a well-described manifestation of HIV infection. We report 27 cases of peripheral facial paralysis observed at Bobo-Dioulasso Hospital in a prospective study over a period of 9 months: 55 of the cases were HIV positive and 12/15 (80%) were in the 20-39 age group. Nine out of 11 females and 6 out of 16 males were seropositive. 13 of the cases were at stage B of CDC classification and 2 at stage C. ESR was elevated in all the HIV patients. CSF examination revealed lymphocytic pleiocytosis, elevated proteins and a positive HIV serology. CD4 counts were obtained in 8 cases and were under 400/mm3 in 4 cases. The clinical presentation was more severe in HIV seropositives with a longer duration of symptoms. Isolated peripheral facial paralysis associated with an elevated ESR in young adults suggest HIV infection and should lead to HIV counselling and testing.
Millogo
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A
Service de médecine interne, Centre hospitalier national Souro Sanou, Burkina Faso. athanase_millogo@hotmail.com
Ki-Zerbo
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GA
Sawadogo
A B
AB
Ouedraogo
I
I
Tamini
M M
MM
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D002050:Burkina Faso; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011446:Prospective Studies
Caractéristiques comparées des paralysies faciales périphériques selon le statut VIH à Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso).