Facial Nerve Paralysis and Kawasaki Disease
- 30 April 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (3) , 403-405
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/12.3.403
Abstract
A case of facial nerve paralysis in a patient with Kawasaki disease is described, and 17 cases in the literature are reviewed. A female predominance and a high rate of cardiovascular involvement were noted in patients with facial nerve paralysis and Kawasaki disease. The paralysis was self-limited, resolving without treatment in all surviving patients.Keywords
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