Bilateral peripheral facial palsy in a patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
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.
Kim
Min Su
MS
Department of Internal Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 146-92 Dogok- dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-270, Korea.
Yoon
Hee Jung
HJ
Kim
Hai Jin
HJ
Nam
Ji Sun
JS
Choi
Sung Ho
SH
Kim
June Myung
JM
Song
Young Goo
YG
D000328:Adult; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male