title: Cystic fibrosis presenting with bilateral facial palsy.
abstract: A 15-week old male infant presented with bilateral lower motor neuron facial palsy of unknown cause. Subsequently his growth deteriorated and he developed progressively worsening cough and wheeze. A diagnosis of cystic fibrosis was confirmed and hypovitaminosis A detected. Improvement of the facial palsy was noted following standard management of cystic fibrosis including vitamin A supplementation.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. a.p.basu@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Anna P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Anita M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Devlin
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A