Acute peripheral facial paralysis following varicella infection: An uncommon complication

Hanalioglu D., ÖZSÜREKCİ Y., BÜYÜKCAM A., Gultekingil-Keser A., TEKŞAM Ö., CEYHAN M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.60, sa.1, ss.99-101, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2018.01.016
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.99-101
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV/HHV-3), which is one of the eight human herpes viruses. Although chickenpox has a good prognosis, neurologic complications including encephalitis, acute cerebellar ataxia, myelitis and meningitis may seldom be associated with the disease. Peripheral facial palsy (PFP) is an extremely rare complication in patients with chickenpox. Herein, we report a 12-year-old boy with chickenpox and unilateral peripheral facial palsy, who was successfully treated with short-term steroids and physical rehabilitation.