scholarly journals Bilateral Facial Palsy: A Case Study of an Exceedingly Rare and Difficult Diagnosis

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Jha ◽  
Sabeen Azhar ◽  
Shivani Kuttuva ◽  
Sameel Elahi ◽  
Asad Baseer
Keyword(s):  
Facial Palsy ◽  
Difficult Diagnosis

scholarly journals A Case Study of a Patient with Diplopia and Bilateral Facial Palsy Due to Atypical Miller Fisher Syndrome: Treatment with Complex Korean Medicine

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-71
Author(s):  
Chae Hyun Park ◽  
Jae Hui Kang ◽  
Hwa Yeon Ryu ◽  
Ga Hyeon Jung ◽  
Yong Ho Ku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Facial Paralysis ◽  
Rare Variant ◽  
Facial Palsy ◽  
Miller Fisher Syndrome ◽  
Fisher Syndrome ◽  
Korean Medicine ◽  
Time Of Admission

Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is a rare variant of Guillain?Barr? syndrome characterized by ocular paralysis, ataxia, and insensitivity. This report describes the effect of Complex Korean Medicine Treatment (CKMT) on a patient previously diagnosed with MFS presenting with diplopia and facial palsy. The distance at which diplopia occurs, the diplopia questionnaire, the range of diplopia, the degree of facial paralysis, and the degree of ptosis were evaluated at the time of admission and weekly for 1 month. After receiving CKMT for 4 weeks the 62-year-old female had improved symptoms of diplopia, bilateral facial palsy and ptosis caused by MFS. These results show the significant association of MFS with facial paralysis and the improvement achieved with CKMT.

Case Study of a Patient with Sequelae of Facial Palsy

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Ji Lee ◽  
Sung Tae Kim ◽  
Min Gu Kwon ◽  
Hyun Kwon Shin ◽  
Yong Jun Koh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Facial Palsy

scholarly journals The Value of Cytology Smears forAcanthamoebaKeratitis

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Sangita P. Patel ◽  
Jamie L. Schaefer ◽  
Ryan Jaber ◽  
Joyce Paterson ◽  
Weiguo Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Slit Lamp ◽  
Microscope Slide ◽  
Slit Lamp Examination ◽  
Difficult Diagnosis ◽  
Eye Pain ◽  
Peripheral Ring ◽  
Hematoxylin And Eosin ◽  
Hematoxylin And Eosin Stain

Purpose.Acanthamoebakeratitis remains a difficult diagnosis despite advances in genetic and imaging technologies. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the utility of cytology smears for diagnosis ofAcanthamoebakeratitis.Methods. This is a case study of the diagnostic course for a patient with suspectedAcanthamoebakeratitis.Results. A 40-year-old male with poor contact lens hygiene presented with severe left eye pain. Slit lamp examination showed two peripheral ring infiltrates without an epithelial defect. The epithelium over both infiltrates was removed with a Kimura spatula. Half of the sample was smeared on a dry microscope slide and the other half was submitted forAcanthamoebaculture and PCR. Both culture and PCR were negative forAcanthamoeba, but hematoxylin and eosin stain of the smear revealed double-walled cysts.Conclusion. H&E staining of corneal cytology specimens is an efficient and readily available test for diagnosis ofAcanthamoebakeratitis.

A case of middle-ear cavernous lymphangioma with facial palsy

2010 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Hirai ◽  
M Ikeda ◽  
H Kishi ◽  
Y Nomura ◽  
S Shigihara
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Facial Palsy ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Nerve Tissue ◽  
Tumour Invasion ◽  
Benign Tumours ◽  
Horizontal Portion

AbstractObjective:Only a few benign tumours of the middle ear have been reported to lead to the development of facial palsy. Here, we describe a patient with middle-ear cavernous lymphangioma and facial palsy.Study design:Single case study.Patient:A 61-year-old man presented with left-sided hearing impairment and incomplete left facial palsy. A tumour was confirmed to be occupying the epi- to mesotympanum and to be joined to the facial nerve. The tumour was removed along with facial nerve tissue, which was resected at its horizontal portion, and the remaining facial nerve was fixed by end-to-end anastomosis. Complete facial paralysis occurred after the operation, but the patient's House–Brackmann grade gradually improved to grade III. Post-operative histopathological examination revealed infiltration of the lymphangioma into the facial nerve tissue, together with mild neural atrophy of the facial nerve.Conclusion:These findings suggested that tumour invasion was the cause of facial palsy in this patient.

scholarly journals EFFICACY OF MASHABALADI PACHANA KASHAYA NASYA IN FACIAL PALSY: A CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Author(s):  
Meenakshi . ◽  
K K Sharma ◽  
Parul Sharma ◽  
Namrata Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Facial Palsy

scholarly journals Case Study of Jung-an Acupuncture on the Sequelae of Peripheral Facial Palsy

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Cho ◽  
Jae Hui Kang ◽  
Hyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Facial Palsy ◽  
Peripheral Facial Palsy

scholarly journals 2 Case Study Reportings Using Hyeongbangdojok-san of a Soyangin Patient Diagnosed with Peripheral Facial Palsy

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Jin Lee ◽  
Hye-Won Cho ◽  
Hae-Yeon Jeong ◽  
Eun-Chul Lim
Keyword(s):  
Facial Palsy ◽  
Peripheral Facial Palsy

A Case of Unrelenting Facial Swelling

2022 ◽  
pp. 074880682110701
Author(s):  
Lindsay Y. Chun ◽  
Paul O. Phelps
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Physical Examination ◽  
Facial Palsy ◽  
Radiographic Imaging ◽  
Presenting Symptoms ◽  
Difficult Diagnosis ◽  
Facial Swelling ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
Patient’S History

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is an uncommon disorder with presenting symptoms that typically involve the face and orofacial structures. It is a difficult diagnosis to make, as it may present with a protracted course of seemingly unrelated dermatological, ocular, and neurological findings. This case report reviews the presentation, workup, and diagnosis of a 75-year-old woman who presented with orofacial swelling, facial palsy, and tongue fissuring that had intermittently recurred over 10 years without a unifying diagnosis. Extensive medical history, photography, laboratory workup, and radiographic imaging were performed to identify the diagnosis of MRS in this patient. Our case highlights the challenge and importance of critically evaluating and consolidating a patient’s history of their present illness, physical examination, and ancillary testing to successfully establish a unifying diagnosis, especially when the diagnosis is relatively rare and diverse in its range of affected populations and symptomatology.

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