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Published on: March 1, 2015
Bilateral peripheral facial palsy in a patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Min Su Kim1, Hee Jung Yoon, Hai Jin Kim
1Department of Internal Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 146-92 Dogok- dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-270, Korea.
Abstract:
Neurological complications are important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. They can occur at any stage of the disease and can affect any level of the central or peripheral nervous systems. In the literature, several cases of HIV-associated facial paralysis have been reported; however, bilateral facial palsy is rarely reported. In this paper, we present the first case in Korea, of a bilateral facial palsy occurring as the first clinical manifestation of HIV infection.
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