Open AccessBell’s Palsy Caused by SARS-CoV-2
Author(s) -
Al-Kaisy Maythem,
Eid Mustafa Mahmood
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2504-5288
DOI - 10.1159/000520124
Subject(s) - case report
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has led to major healthcare and everyday life challenges. Every day, new disease associations and systemic manifestations are being explored and reported. Peripheral facial nerve paralysis or Bell’s palsy has been reported to be caused mainly by viral infections. This case represents a COVID-19-positive patient with Bell’s palsy making SARS-CoV-2 as the most likely culprit of his condition.