[Multirecurrent peripheral facial paralysis associated with scrotal tongue: report of a case]

The clinic case of a 21-year-old girl with 6 episodes of relapsing and alternating peripheral facial paralysis associated with plicated tongue is reported. She never had oedema of the lips or face. The author reviewed the literature regarding frequency, clinical features and etiology of recurrent facial palsy. The definitive etiology could not be demonstrated.