Facial palsy as a manifestation of COVID-19: A systematic review of cases.

Aiman KhurshidMaman KhurshidAruba SohailImran Mansoor RazaMuhammad Khubab AhsanMir Umer Farooq Alam ShahAnab Rehan Taseer Abdulqadir Jeprel Nashwan Irfan Ullah

Published in: Health science reports (2022)

The association of facial palsy with COVID-19 is controversial and therefore requires further investigation and published work to confirm a causal relationship. However, physicians should not overlook the likelihood of facial palsy post-COVID-19 infection and treat it accordingly.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
soft tissue
primary care
systematic review
meta analyses