Isolated and Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy Revealing Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome

Volume 2 - Issue 3

Salem Bouomrani^1,2*, Mouna Guermazi^1,2, Souad Yahyaoui¹, Nesrine Regaïeg^1,2 and Hassène Baïli¹

Received: January 25, 2019 ;   Published: February 01, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/OJNBD.2019.02.000137

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Abstract

Peripheral facial palsy (PFP) is often idiopathic; a secondary systemic cause is noted in less than 1.2% of cases. Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome (PSS) remains an exceptional and often insufficiently known etiology of facial paralysis, and only a few sporadic cases are reported in the medical literature. These inaugural forms of the disease represent a real diagnostic challenge for clinicians. We report an original observation of isolated and recurrent PFP as inaugural symptom of PSS in a 53-year-old female with no notable pathological history.

Keywords: Peripheral facial palsy; Primary Sjögren’s syndrome; Facial paralysis; Neuro Sjogren

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