RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sjogren’s syndrome associated with bilateral peripheral facial paralysis
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 389
OP 391
DO 10.17712/nsj.2021.4.20210036
VO 26
IS 4
A1 Kubra Isik
A1 Gulin Morkavuk
A1 Guray Koc
A1 Zeki Odabasi
YR 2021
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/26/4/389.abstract
AB Sjogren’s Syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that may be complicated by neurological dysfunctions. The involvement of cranial nerves in SS was described as a very rare complication. Moreover, bilateral peripheral facial paralysis associated with SS has been described only in 3 patients in the literature and the first case was described by Henrik Sjogren himself in 1935. We report a 59-year-old female with bilateral peripheral facial paralysis associated with Sjogren’s syndrome. She was treated with 5-day IVIG consecutively and continued oral methylprednisolone 16mg/day and almost fully recovered at 2 months of follow-up examination. Acute bilateral peripheral facial palsy in SS is a very rare condition and Lyme disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, HIV infection, and central nervous system lymphoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis. As a result, SS should be considered as an underlying cause of bilateral facial paralysis.