Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy in a Child With Familial Mediterranean Fever

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作者
Yilmaz, Unsal [1 ]
Gulez, Nesrin [2 ]
Cubukcu, Duygu [3 ]
Guzel, Orkide [1 ]
Akinci, Gulcin [1 ]
Ozturk, Aysel [1 ]
机构
[1] Dr Behcet Uz Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat Neurol, TR-35210 Izmir, Turkey
[2] Dr Behcet Uz Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat Immunol, TR-35210 Izmir, Turkey
[3] Dr Behcet Uz Childrens Hosp, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, TR-35210 Izmir, Turkey
关键词
recurrent peripheral facial palsy; familial Mediterranean fever; children; NERVOUS-SYSTEM;
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10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.05.003
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
BACKGROUND: Recurrent peripheral facial palsy is uncommon in children. It mostly occurs as an idiopathic disorder and to a lesser extent in the setting of some infectious, genetic, or systemic disorders. However, its association with familial Mediterranean fever has not been reported before. PATIENT: We present a 14-year-old girl who experienced three episodes of right-sided peripheral facial palsy during a 9-month interval. She had a diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever (homozygous with M694V mutation) and she had been receiving colchicine for 8 years. Recurrent peripheral facial palsy could be a neurological manifestation of vasculitis in familial Mediterranean fever. CONCLUSION: Recurrent peripheral facial palsy may be a manifestation of familial Mediterranean fever in children. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:289 / 291
页数:3
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