Bilateral peripheric facial nerve palsy following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: A case report and review of literature

Majid Dezfouli; Firouzeh Moeinzadeh; Farzin Ghiasi; Neda Abdeyazdan; Sadegh Mazaheri‐Tehrani

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7034

Clinical Case Reports (Mar 2023)

Bilateral peripheric facial nerve palsy following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: A case report and review of literature

Majid Dezfouli,
Firouzeh Moeinzadeh,
Farzin Ghiasi,
Neda Abdeyazdan,
Sadegh Mazaheri‐Tehrani

Affiliations

Majid Dezfouli: Department of Internal Medicine Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran
Firouzeh Moeinzadeh: Department of Internal Medicine Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran
Farzin Ghiasi: Department of Internal medicine, Division of Pulmonary Disease, School of Medicine Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran
Neda Abdeyazdan: Department of Internal Medicine Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran
Sadegh Mazaheri‐Tehrani: Department of Internal Medicine Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7034
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 3
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Neurologic complications of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection have been reported commonly. Peripheric facial nerve palsy is one of the most reported neurologic problems. However, idiopathic bilateral facial palsy is a very rare complication of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Herein, we present a case of a COVID‐19 35‐year‐old man, which developed bilateral facial palsy.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2050-0904

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