Bilateral Bell Palsy and Acute HIV Type 1 Infection: Report of 2 Cases and Review

Two adult patients who presented to a hospital with bilateral facial Bell palsy who were also experiencing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 seroconversion are described. Ten additional cases retrieved from the literature are also reviewed. Bell palsy appeared a median of 15 days after the beginni...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2007-03, Vol.44 (6), p.e57-e61
Main Authors: Serrano, Pedro, Hernández, Nerea, Arroyo, Juan Antonio, Llobet, Josep M de
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use
Bell Palsy - diagnosis
Bell Palsy - etiology
Bell Palsy - therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Face
Follow-Up Studies
HIV
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV-1 - isolation & purification
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human immunodeficiency virus 1
Humans
Inflammatory diseases
Male
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:Two adult patients who presented to a hospital with bilateral facial Bell palsy who were also experiencing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 seroconversion are described. Ten additional cases retrieved from the literature are also reviewed. Bell palsy appeared a median of 15 days after the beginning of the clinical disease, and aseptic meningitis was an invariable concomitant of facial neuropathy. All but 1 patient (8.3%) recovered without sequelae.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/511876