%0 Journal Article
%T Isolated facial nerve palsy: Rare manifestation of dengue haemorrhagic fever - A case report
%A AGH Sugathapala
%A M Misthaq
%A P Selladurai
%J Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
%D 2019
%R 10.4038/sljid.v9i1.8237
%X Dengue is a common arboviral infection and is one of the tropical diseases which occur in Sri Lanka. Neurological manifestations due to dengue are very rare but can be caused by serotypes 2 and 3. Here we report of an isolated facial nerve palsy occurring as a manifestation of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) in a young boy who presented with fever and constitutional symptoms.£¿ £¿ Haematological parameters were suggestive of dengue with dengue IgM being positive. Subsequently, he developed right side lower motor neuron type of facial nerve palsy. He was treated with a high dose of steroids and facial nerve stimulation therapy. He clinically recovered without residual weakness
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