Facial palsy in Kawasaki disease: report of two cases.
Facial palsy is an unusual complication associated with Kawasaki disease, with only a few published case reports. We report two patients with typical Kawasaki disease and facial palsy. Both had coronary artery aneurysms and were treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. The facial palsy resolved completely over the next several months in both patients. Coronary artery aneurysms resolved completely in one patient, and the other has not regressed to normal till now. The incidence of coronary artery aneurysm appears to be higher in the handful of reported cases of Kawasaki disease with facial palsy.
Li
Sung-Tse
ST
Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, No. 690, Section 2, Guangfu Road, Hsinchu City 30071, Taiwan. a4521@ms7.mmh.org.tw
Chiu
Nan-Chang
NC
Ho
Che-Sheng
CS
Chen
Ming-Ren
MR
D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*