Peripheral facial paralysis as the only symptom revealing sars cov 2 infection: Case report

S Taouihar; A Bouabdallaoui; M Aabdi; A El Kaouini; G El Aidouni; M Merbouh; I Zaid; H Bkiyar; B Housni

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102550

Peripheral facial paralysis as the only symptom revealing sars cov 2 infection: Case report

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Aug:68:102550. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102550. Epub 2021 Jul 8.

Authors

S Taouihar¹, A Bouabdallaoui¹, M Aabdi¹, A El Kaouini¹, G El Aidouni¹, M Merbouh¹, I Zaid¹, H Bkiyar¹, B Housni^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Intensive Care Unit, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Oujda, Morocco.
² Simulation Center for Medical Formation, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Oujda, Morocco.

Abstract

The SARS cov 2 infection was initially marked by its respiratory symptomatology. Nevertheless, other non-respiratory manifestations have been raised as atypical revealing symptoms, namely cardiac and neurological attacks. Several neurological manifestations have been described during this pandemic. We describe in this case report the clinical, biological and radiological characteristics of two patients presenting to the emergency department with facial paralysis revealing a Sars cov 2 viral infections after investigation.

Keywords: Corona virus; Facial paralysis; SARS COV2.

Publication types

Case Reports