Article Type
Original Study
Subject Area
Ear, Nose and Throat
Abstract
Background: Mucormycosis emerges as a severe fungal infection in the post-covid uncontrolled diabetic patients with a history of steroid therapy. Facial palsy coexists in these patients due to mucormycosis. We aim to study the prevalence of facial palsy in these critical patients. Methods: we design a retrospective cross-sectional study for 26 patients admitted to El-Gomhorea teaching hospital to assess the prevalence of facial palsy among this group. Results: 46.2% of diabetic post-covid patients present with facial nerve paralysis. We observed the clinical significance of facial palsy among different age groups. Conclusion: facial nerve palsy has become a usual clinical presentation in the era of a post-covid uncontrolled diabetic and immunocompromised cases. Any post-covid diabetic or immunocompromised patient with facial palsy and orbital affection should be highly suspicious of affection with mucormycosis.
IRB Number
IHS00031
Keywords
facial palsy, covid, immunocompromised diabetic patients
Recommended Citation
Elbatawy, Anwar Moawad; Mostafa, Ahmed Mohamed; Ghani, Tareq Abdul; Elshafey, Amr; Fotouh, Ahmed Abou El; Mostafa, Elham Mohamed; and Gaballah, Mohammad Mostafa
(2024)
"Facial nerve palsy: a usual clinical presentation in the post-covid patients with mucormycosis,"
Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research: Vol. 7:
Iss.
2, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59299/2537-0928.1074
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