Isolated facial palsy after Chikungunya infection: A novel differential diagnosis

Augusto Peñaranda, Daniel Peñaranda, María M. Gantiva-Navarro, Lucía C. Pérez-Herrera, .

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6308
Keywords: Chikungunya virus, facial palsy, tropical ecosystem
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Abstract

A significant raise in the reports of neurological manifestations due to Chikungunya virus has been described worldwide. Here, we describe a case report of a previously healthy young adult who developed isolated left facial palsy after a confirmed Chikungunya virus infection in the Colombian tropics.
We suggest considering this virus as a differential diagnosis for facial palsy in patients with confirmed Chikungunya virus infection who live in endemic regions or report a history of recent travel to these regions.

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  • Augusto Peñaranda Departamento de Otorrinolaringología, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia; Grupo de investigación Otorrino y Audiología, Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Otorrinolaringología, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1598-8472
  • Daniel Peñaranda Grupo de investigación Otorrino y Audiología, Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Otorrinolaringología, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia; Departamento de Otorrinolaringología, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud-Hospital de San José, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2220-0746
  • María M. Gantiva-Navarro Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia; Grupo de investigación Otorrino y Audiología, Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Otorrinolaringología, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4617-0940
  • Lucía C. Pérez-Herrera Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia; Grupo de investigación Otorrino y Audiología, Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Otorrinolaringología, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8041-6433

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Peñaranda A, Peñaranda D, Gantiva-Navarro MM, Pérez-Herrera LC. Isolated facial palsy after Chikungunya infection: A novel differential diagnosis. biomedica [Internet]. 2022 Sep. 2 [cited 2024 May 19];42(3):435-9. Available from: https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/6308

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2022-09-02
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