Unilateral palatal palsy with viral hepatitis.
Isolated unilateral palatal (velopalatopharyngeal) palsy is a clinical rarity. This usually presents in a child as acute onset rhinolalia, unilateral absent palatal reflex and pharyngeal asymmetry with a benign self-resolving course. Etiology remains controversial. We report association of this entity in a male child with viral hepatitis A.
Prasad
P L
PL
Department of Pediatrics, Command Hospital, Lucknow, India.
Prasad
A N
AN
Patnaik
S K
SK
D002648:Child; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000294:innervation*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000294:innervation*