J Korean Child Neurol Soc.  2000 Dec;8(2):337-341.

A Case of Facial Nerve Palsy Associated with Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in a Child

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Neurology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Clinical Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Facial palsy is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis of Epstein-Barr virus infection, which can be easily overlooked by clinicians if one is unnoticed about it. We report a 2 year and 11 month old boy who was diagnosed by facial nerve palsy caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection. Pseudothrombocytopenia was also associated with him. Steroid (prednisolone 2mg/kg) was administered daily for 2 weeks and then maintained with alternative tapering schedule (2mg/kg at once QOD) in order to decompress facial nerve. He was completely recovered at 2 months of follow-up.

Keyword

Facial palsy; Epstein-Barr virus; Infection; Child

MeSH Terms

Appointments and Schedules
Child*
Facial Nerve*
Facial Paralysis
Follow-Up Studies
Herpesvirus 4, Human*
Humans
Infant
Infectious Mononucleosis
Male
Paralysis*
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