Date of Presentation
5-5-2022 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
A 60 year old male with a PMH of SARS-CoV-2, OSA and primary hypogonadism presented with a chief complaint of left sided facial numbness and weakness.
Bells Palsy is commonly caused by HSV, VZV, Lyme disease and less commonly ischemia or local compression. It presents with facial paralysis and loss of taste in anterior 2/3 of tongue.
In the absence of definitive Lyme serologies despite history of tick bite, it is likely that this patient had Bell’s Palsy as a late manifestation of COVID-19.
Keywords
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Bell Palsy, Tick Bites, Case Reports
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Virus Diseases
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Diagnosis Commons, Nervous System Diseases Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
Bells Palsy: A Late Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
A 60 year old male with a PMH of SARS-CoV-2, OSA and primary hypogonadism presented with a chief complaint of left sided facial numbness and weakness.
Bells Palsy is commonly caused by HSV, VZV, Lyme disease and less commonly ischemia or local compression. It presents with facial paralysis and loss of taste in anterior 2/3 of tongue.
In the absence of definitive Lyme serologies despite history of tick bite, it is likely that this patient had Bell’s Palsy as a late manifestation of COVID-19.