Facial nerve palsy, acute otitis media and Epstein-Barr virus infection
Introduction: Facial nerve palsy is a rare complication of acute otitis media. Despite most cases are assumed to have a bacterial origin, in a significant proportion of them there are no clinical or laboratorial signs indicative of bacterial infection. A viral etiology was proposed in some of these...
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Portuguese Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
2025-06-01
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| author | Diogo Cunha-Cabral André Alves Carção Pedro Marques Gomes Gustavo Lopes Delfim Duarte José Ferreira Penêda |
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Introduction: Facial nerve palsy is a rare complication of acute otitis media. Despite most cases are assumed to have a bacterial origin, in a significant proportion of them there are no clinical or laboratorial signs indicative of bacterial infection. A viral etiology was proposed in some of these cases.
Case summary: In this work we present a case of facial nerve palsy secondary to acute otitis media caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection in a 3-year-old boy and review the previously published cases on this subject, focusing on clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition.
Discussion: Acute otitis media with facial nerve palsy can be a manifestation of Epstein-Barr virus primary infection. This etiology must be considered in all cases of facial nerve palsy secondary to acute otitis media, namely in those cases that lack signs of bacterial infection.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3495ae7c7edb4b4fb64588dfd65c26e82025-08-20T02:21:21ZengPortuguese Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck SurgeryRevista Portuguesa Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço2184-64992025-06-0163210.34631/sporl.3075Facial nerve palsy, acute otitis media and Epstein-Barr virus infectionDiogo Cunha-Cabral0André Alves Carção1Pedro Marques Gomes2Gustavo Lopes3Delfim Duarte4José Ferreira Penêda5Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, PortugalUnidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, PortugalUnidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, PortugalUnidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, PortugalUnidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, PortugalUnidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, Portugal Introduction: Facial nerve palsy is a rare complication of acute otitis media. Despite most cases are assumed to have a bacterial origin, in a significant proportion of them there are no clinical or laboratorial signs indicative of bacterial infection. A viral etiology was proposed in some of these cases. Case summary: In this work we present a case of facial nerve palsy secondary to acute otitis media caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection in a 3-year-old boy and review the previously published cases on this subject, focusing on clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition. Discussion: Acute otitis media with facial nerve palsy can be a manifestation of Epstein-Barr virus primary infection. This etiology must be considered in all cases of facial nerve palsy secondary to acute otitis media, namely in those cases that lack signs of bacterial infection. https://journalsporl.com/index.php/sporl/article/view/3075Facial nerve palsyAcute otitis mediaEpstein-Barr virusInfectious mononucleosis |
| spellingShingle | Diogo Cunha-Cabral André Alves Carção Pedro Marques Gomes Gustavo Lopes Delfim Duarte José Ferreira Penêda Facial nerve palsy, acute otitis media and Epstein-Barr virus infection Revista Portuguesa Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço Facial nerve palsy Acute otitis media Epstein-Barr virus Infectious mononucleosis |
| title | Facial nerve palsy, acute otitis media and Epstein-Barr virus infection |
| title_full | Facial nerve palsy, acute otitis media and Epstein-Barr virus infection |
| title_fullStr | Facial nerve palsy, acute otitis media and Epstein-Barr virus infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facial nerve palsy, acute otitis media and Epstein-Barr virus infection |
| title_short | Facial nerve palsy, acute otitis media and Epstein-Barr virus infection |
| title_sort | facial nerve palsy acute otitis media and epstein barr virus infection |
| topic | Facial nerve palsy Acute otitis media Epstein-Barr virus Infectious mononucleosis |
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