Kumar Mathangi, Acharya Shruthi, Vineetha Ravindranath, Pai Keerthilatha M
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Med Pharm Rep. 2021 Jan;94(1):118-120. doi: 10.15386/mpr-1389. Epub 2021 Jan 29.
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.
贝尔麻痹被描述为一种面瘫类型，70%的病例为单侧性。贝尔麻痹约占双侧面瘫的23%。在此，我们报告一例罕见的15岁双侧贝尔麻痹女性病例，该患者突然出现面部无力且无相关伴随症状。患者接受了全面的临床、实验室及必要的影像学检查。由于各项检查均未得出确凿证据，这可能是一例特发性双侧贝尔麻痹病例。这是印度人群中首次报道的年轻女性双侧贝尔麻痹病例。
