Ishikawa K, Inoue K, Kitamura K, Ichimura K
Department of Otolaryngology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi.
Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho. 2000 Dec;103(12):1281-3. doi: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.103.1281.
We report a 37-year-old male with bilateral peripheral facial palsy associated with HIV infection. He was serologically tested for HIV and was found to be positive (by Western blot and ELISA). Serum chemistry studies showed elevated HIV RNA and were negative for p24 antigen. The CD4+ count was 533 cells x 10(6) per liter, with a CD4+:CD8+ ratio of 0.47. Since there was no evidence of any other underlying systemic illness, his facial palsy was considered to be secondary to HIV infection.
