Open AccessIsolated Lower Motor Neuron Facial Nerve Palsy in a Patient of Varicella: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Sanjiv Choudhary,
Ankita Srivastava,
Soumya Narula
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.4849
Subject(s) - medicine , chickenpox , indian subcontinent , palsy , lower motor neuron , motor neuron , facial nerve palsy , facial nerve , limiting , surgery , pediatrics , dermatology , disease , pathology , virology , virus , mechanical engineering , ancient history , alternative medicine , history , engineering
Varicella or chickenpox is usually regarded as a self-limiting disease, but occasionally it may lead to irreversible neurological complications. Isolated lower motor neuron facial nerve palsy is a rare complication of varicella, with very few cases reported from the Indian subcontinent. We report one such case, where the patient developed facial palsy after healing of cutaneous lesions and recovered completely with oral corticosteroids.