Facial nerve palsy in an infant with hemophilia A

M Ray; R Ezhilarasan; R K Marwaha; N Marwaha; A Trehan; J R Bapuraj

doi:10.1080/088800199277632

Facial nerve palsy in an infant with hemophilia A

Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1999 Jan-Feb;16(1):71-4. doi: 10.1080/088800199277632.

Authors

M Ray¹, R Ezhilarasan, R K Marwaha, N Marwaha, A Trehan, J R Bapuraj

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 9932277
DOI: 10.1080/088800199277632

Abstract

A 5-month-old infant with hitherto undiagnosed hemophilia A, who developed a unilateral lower motor neurone type of facial palsy, is described. A high-resolution CT scan confirmed the nerve palsy to be a consequence of a hemotympanum. The patient recovered completely in 7-10 days after therapy with factor VIII concentrate.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Facial Nerve / diagnostic imaging*
Facial Paralysis / diagnostic imaging
Facial Paralysis / etiology*
Hemophilia A / complications*
Hemophilia A / diagnosis*
Humans
Infant
Male
Partial Thromboplastin Time
Platelet Count
Prothrombin Time
Tomography, X-Ray Computed