Facial Nerve Paralysis: A Rare Complication of Parotid Abscess

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Published: Jun 30, 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21315/
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facial nerve injuries, parotitis, neurosciences, parotid neoplasms

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Primuharsa Putra Sabir Husin Athar
Ear, Nose & Throat-Head & Neck Consultant Clinic, 70200 Seremban Specialist Hospital, Seremban
Zakinah Yahya
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 50586 Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Marina Mat Baki
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 56000 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre
Asma Abdullah
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 56000 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Abstract

Benign parotid neoplasm and inflammatory processes of the parotid resulting in facial paralysis are extremely rare. We report a 72 -year-old Malay female with poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus who presented with a painful right parotid swelling associated with right facial nerve palsy. The paralysis (Grade VI, House and Brackmann classification) remained after six months.

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Primuharsa Putra Sabir Husin Athar, Zakinah Yahya, Marina Mat Baki, Asma Abdullah. Facial Nerve Paralysis: A Rare Complication of Parotid Abscess. Malays J Med Sci [Internet]. 2009 Jun. 30 [cited 2026 Oct. 22];16(2):38-9. Available from: https://ejournal.usm.my/mjms/article/view/mjms_vol16-no2-2009_8
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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2009)
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Case Report
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