Bilateral Bell palsy and acute HIV type 1 infection: report of 2 cases and review

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 15;44(6):e57-61. doi: 10.1086/511876. Epub 2007 Feb 8.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bell Palsy / diagnosis
  • Bell Palsy / etiology*
  • Bell Palsy / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy
  • HIV-1 / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents