학술논문
Bilateral facial palsy as the first sign of HIV infection.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*HIV infections
*FACIAL paralysis
*BELL'S palsy
*HUMAN herpesvirus 1
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Language
ISSN
1590-1874
Abstract
We report a case of BFP in a previously asymptomatic patient, as initial presenting symptom in advanced stage of HIV infection. Peripheral facial palsy (PFP) is the most frequent cranial neuropathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), whereas only few BFP cases have been described in literature. Dear Editor, Bilateral facial palsy (BFP) is a rare clinical condition, representing 0.2-3% of facial paralysis cases [[1]]. [Extracted from the article]