Unilateral facial nerve palsy: a rare association with hepatitis A

Dr Hardika Kothari; Dr Ajay Sharma; Dr Manav Gupta

Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2020

Unilateral facial nerve palsy: a rare association with hepatitis A

Dr Hardika Kothari, Dr Ajay Sharma, Dr Manav Gupta

Abstract :

Bell�s Palsy is the sudden onset of unilateral paralysis of facial muscles resulting from seventh cranial nerve dysfunction. Neurological complications associated with HAV have been reported in the form of aseptic meningitis, Guillain- Barre syndrome, cranial neuropathies (trigeminal, facial, vestibulocochlear), Myasthenia Gravis, myopathy and visual disturbances. The aim of the present study is to report an 11 year old boy with HAV infection, who in due course of his infection, developed right-sided lower-motor neuron (LMN) type facial nerve palsy.