Sickle Cell Anemia Child presented with Bell's palsy: A Rare Case Report

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited red blood cell disorder which results from the replacement of a valine residue for glutamic acid at position ۶ in the beta-subunit of haemoglobin. This can lead to tissue ischemia, microcirculation obstructions, infarction and acute stroke. While Bell’s palsy is a neuropathy which caused by traumatic, inflammatory, infective, or compressive conditions on the facial nerve. However, in patients with SCA, stroke may occur as an acute clinical syndrome presenting with hemiplegia with unilateral facial nerve. Till now, there is no case has been reported in the literature with unilateral facial nerve palsy in SCA patient. Here, we present a rare case of idiopathic unilateral Bell’s palsy in a SCA patient.

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Child , Bell's palsy , Facial Nerve , India , sickle cell anemia