International Journal of Dental and Medical Specialty
Open Access
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Facial Palsy Secondary to Partial Parotidectomy: A Rare Case Report

  • Author:
  • Anusha Rangare Lakshman1,, G. Subhas Babu2, Arshdeep Kaur3, Chandni Shekawat4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 14 to 17

1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Century International Institute of Dental Science and Research Centre, Poinachi, Kasaragod, Kerala, India

2Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

3Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India

4Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

*Address for correspondence: Dr. Anusha Rangare Lakshman, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Century International Institute of Dental Science and Research Centre, Poinachi, Kasaragod - 671 541, Kerala, India. E-mail: dr.anusharl@gmail.com

Online published on 10 December, 2014.

Abstract

Unilateral facial nerve palsy is the most-common neurologic disorder mimicking as stroke. It accounts for around 25/100,000 populations. Bell's palsy is also known as idiopathic facial paralysis, and it is the most common cause of unilateral facial paralysis, accounting for approximately 70% of these cases. Herewith, the present paper reports a rare case of facial palsy secondary to radical mastoidectomy with partial parotidectomy in a 55-year-old female patient.

Keywords

Facial palsy, parotidectomy, unilateral