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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan;94(1):118-120.
doi: 10.15386/mpr-1389. Epub 2021 Jan 29.

Bilateral Bell's palsy in a young female: a rare case report

Mathangi Kumar  1 , Shruthi Acharya  1 , Ravindranath Vineetha  1 , Keerthilatha M Pai  1
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Bilateral Bell's palsy in a young female: a rare case report

Mathangi Kumar et al. Med Pharm Rep. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Bell's palsy is described as a type of facial paralysis, which is unilateral in 70% of the cases. Bell's palsy accounts for about 23% of bilateral facial paralysis. Here, we present a rare case of bilateral Bell's palsy in a 15-year-old female who developed sudden facial weakness with no associated symptoms. The patient was subjected to thorough clinical, laboratory, and necessary radiological investigations. As there was no conclusive evidence from any of the investigations, this could be a case of idiopathic bilateral Bell's palsy. This is the first ever case of bilateral Bell's palsy in a young female which has been reported in the Indian population.

Keywords: Lyme disease; facial pain; facial palsy; idiopathic; pediatric.

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Photograph showing positive Bell’s sign.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the brain showing normal trajectory of bilateral facial nerves.
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