Facial nerve palsy and Kawasaki disease.
We report on a case of facial nerve palsy associated with Kawasaki disease in a 2-year-old boy. Facial nerve palsy is one of the rare neurological manifestations of Kawasaki disease. Twenty-seven other cases that have been reported in the literature are reviewed. There is a high incidence of coronary artery aneurysm (52%) and a female predilection in patients with Kawasaki disease. The facial palsy associated with the disease is self-limiting. Recovery is spontaneous in surviving patients, although the use of intravenous immunoglobulin may be able to hasten the recovery.
Poon
L K
LK
Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Lun
K S
KS
Ng
Y M
YM
D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*