title: Bilateral peripheral facial palsy in a patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
abstract: Neurological complications are important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. They can occur at any stage of the disease and can affect any level of the central or peripheral nervous systems. In the literature, several cases of HIV-associated facial paralysis have been reported; however, bilateral facial palsy is rarely reported. In this paper, we present the first case in Korea, of a bilateral facial palsy occurring as the first clinical manifestation of HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 146-92 Dogok- dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-270, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Su
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hee Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Hai Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Sung Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: June Myung
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Goo
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male