title: Facial nerve paralysis: a rare complication of parotid abscess.
abstract: Benign parotid neoplasm and inflammatory processes of the parotid resulting in facial paralysis are extremely rare. We report a 72-year-old Malay female with poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus who presented with a painful right parotid swelling associated with right facial nerve palsy. The paralysis (Grade VI, House and Brackmann classification) remained after six months.
authors.affiliation: Ear, Nose & Throat-Head & Neck Consultant Clinic, 70200 Seremban Specialist Hospital, Seremban.
authors.forename: Primuharsa Putra
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Sabir Husin Athar
authors.forename: Zakinah
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yahya
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mat Baki
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdullah