RT Book, Section
A1 Hayden, Jr, J. William
A1 Chumley, Heidi S.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1164350641
T1 Bell Palsy
T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862045
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164350641
RD 2024/04/23
AB Five  years  ago,  a  young  woman  awoke  with  the  inability  to  move  the  left  side  of  her  face  and  presented  to  her  family  physician.  She  was  pregnant  at  that  time.  On  examination,  she  had  absent  brow  furrowing,  weak  eye  closure,  and  dropping  of  her  mouth  angle  (Figure  244-1).  She  was  diagnosed  with  Bell  palsy  and  was  provided  eye  lubricants  and  guidance  on  keeping  her  left  eye  moist.  Her  physician  discussed  the  available  evidence  about  treatment  with  steroids.  She  chose  not  to  take  the  steroids  because  of  her  pregnancy.