The great pretender—Bell’s palsy secondary to SARS‐CoV‐2?
Abstract This case series highlights a possible association between isolated facial nerve palsy and SARS‐CoV‐2. Caution should be exercised in the use of steroids in patients with COVID‐19 as its impact is still not well established.
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| author | Wei Li Neo Jeremy Chung Fai Ng N. Gopalakrishna Iyer |
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| description | Abstract This case series highlights a possible association between isolated facial nerve palsy and SARS‐CoV‐2. Caution should be exercised in the use of steroids in patients with COVID‐19 as its impact is still not well established. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1c4c644f2fe4d31bea2dc3241b515322022-12-21T21:27:40ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042021-03-01931175117710.1002/ccr3.3716The great pretender—Bell’s palsy secondary to SARS‐CoV‐2?Wei Li Neo0Jeremy Chung Fai Ng1N. Gopalakrishna Iyer2Department of Head and Neck Surgery Singapore General Hospital Singapore SingaporeDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery Singapore General Hospital Singapore SingaporeDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery Singapore General Hospital Singapore SingaporeAbstract This case series highlights a possible association between isolated facial nerve palsy and SARS‐CoV‐2. Caution should be exercised in the use of steroids in patients with COVID‐19 as its impact is still not well established.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3716Bell's palsyCOVID‐19cranial nervefacial nervefacial nerve palsySARS‐CoV‐2 |
| spellingShingle | Wei Li Neo Jeremy Chung Fai Ng N. Gopalakrishna Iyer The great pretender—Bell’s palsy secondary to SARS‐CoV‐2? Clinical Case Reports Bell's palsy COVID‐19 cranial nerve facial nerve facial nerve palsy SARS‐CoV‐2 |
| title | The great pretender—Bell’s palsy secondary to SARS‐CoV‐2? |
| title_full | The great pretender—Bell’s palsy secondary to SARS‐CoV‐2? |
| title_fullStr | The great pretender—Bell’s palsy secondary to SARS‐CoV‐2? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The great pretender—Bell’s palsy secondary to SARS‐CoV‐2? |
| title_short | The great pretender—Bell’s palsy secondary to SARS‐CoV‐2? |
| title_sort | great pretender bell s palsy secondary to sars cov 2 |
| topic | Bell's palsy COVID‐19 cranial nerve facial nerve facial nerve palsy SARS‐CoV‐2 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3716 |
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