title: Isolated idiopathic unilateral paralysis of soft palate and pharynx.
abstract: Isolated unilateral palatal (velopalatopharyngeal) palsy is a clinical rarity. We report this entity in a 10 year old boy, two weeks after an episode of acute tonsillitis. The child was managed with a short course of prednisolone with complete recovery in eleven days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Military Hospital, Ambala Cantt, India.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sondhi
authors.forename: Suprabha Kumari
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Patnaik
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone