Protracted COVID-19 during Treatment of Facial Palsy.

Hasibi, Mehrdad; Seyed Ahadi, Maral; Abdollahi, Hamed; Jafari, Mehrdad

Hasibi, Mehrdad; Seyed Ahadi, Maral; Abdollahi, Hamed; Jafari, Mehrdad.

Afiliación

Hasibi M; Professor of Infectious Diseases, Amiralam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, South Saadi St., Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Ahadi M; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Amiralam Hospita, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, South Saadi St., Tehran, Iran.
Abdollahi H; Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Amiralam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, South Saadi St., Tehran, Iran.
Jafari M; Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Valiasr hospital, Baqerkhan St., Tehran, Iran.

Case Rep Neurol Med ; 2021: 5569841, 2021.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34211790

RESUMEN

Neurologic manifestations are increasingly reported as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues. This is a report of a COVID-19 patient with Bell's palsy. Case Summary. A 52-year-old man with fever and malaise was tested positive for COVID-19. After a week, he developed right-sided peripheral facial palsy and was treated with corticosteroids in conjunction with antiviral treatment which resulted in complete recovery. Discussion. Concomitant treatment of corticosteroids and antiviral treatment can decrease morbidity in patients with COVID-19-related Bell's palsy.

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Case Rep Neurol Med Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Irán Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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