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Recurrent peripheral facial palsy in a child with familial Mediterranean fever
Unsal Yılmaz1, Nesrin Gülez, Duygu Cubukçu
1Department of Pediatric Neurology, Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Background:
Recurrent peripheral facial palsy is uncommon in children. It mostly occurs as an idiopathic disorder and to a lesser extent in the setting of some infectious, genetic, or systemic disorders. However, its association with familial Mediterranean fever has not been reported before.
Patient:
We present a 14-year-old girl who experienced three episodes of right-sided peripheral facial palsy during a 9-month interval. She had a diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever (homozygous with M694V mutation) and she had been receiving colchicine for 8 years. Recurrent peripheral facial palsy could be a neurological manifestation of vasculitis in familial Mediterranean fever.
Conclusion:
Recurrent peripheral facial palsy may be a manifestation of familial Mediterranean fever in children.
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