Article: Isolated Lower Motor Neuron Facial Nerve Palsy in a Patient of Varicella: A Case Report
Abstract
Varicella or chickenpox is usually regarded as a self-limiting disease, but occasionally it may lead to irreversible neurological complications. Isolated lower motor neuron facial nerve palsy is a rare complication of varicella, with very few cases reported from the Indian subcontinent. We report one such case, where the patient developed facial palsy after healing of cutaneous lesions and recovered completely with oral corticosteroids.
Keywords: corticosteroids; facial nerve palsy; treatment; varicella.
Sanjiv Choudhary
Department of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Ankita Srivastava
Department of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Soumya Narula
Department of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Keywords
corticosteroids, facial nerve palsy, treatment, varicella
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https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4849
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