Abstract

RUIZ ESCUSOL, Salomé  and  GALLARDO MORENO, Soledad. Recurrent peripheral facial palsy. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.77, pp.e15-e18. ISSN 1139-7632.

Bell's palsy is the most frequent facial paralysis in childhood. Its etiology is unknown. If warning signs are not present, an accurate physical examination is normally enough for the diagnosis, and complementary explorations are not usually necessary when you are in front of a unilateral isolated facial palsy, without any other symptoms. Most of them recover spontaneously, and recurrences are uncommon. We expose the case of a 14-year old girl, who had the first episode of peripheral facial palsy when she was eight years old, and who has had four more episodes later. Due to the repetition of the clinical features, complementary tests were carried out, but no etiology was found. Despite of the recurrence of episodes and the family and professional concern, the evolution until the current moment has been satisfactory, with a normal facial mimic.

Keywords : Adolescent; Bell palsy; Child; Facial paralysis.

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