An alarming sign for serious diseases in children: Bilateral facial paralysis

Buyukavci M., Tan H., Akdag R.

PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, cilt.27, sa.4, ss.312-313, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0887-8994(02)00438-1
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.312-313
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Facial paralysis in children is most often idiopathic, and isolated facial nerve palsy resulting from leukemic infiltration is a rare occurrence. We report a 13-year-old male with acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with bilateral facial palsy, who was previously diagnosed with idiopathic facial palsy and treated with steroids. This rare presentation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia should be kept in mind as a diagnostic possibility in a patient with bilateral facial nerve paralysis. (C) 2002 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.