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Editor, Senior Moderator
Intern Med
. 2020;59(14):1773-1775.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5014-20. Epub 2020 Jul 15.
Coronavirus Disease-19 Pneumonia with Facial Nerve Palsy and Olfactory Disturbance
Yoshito Homma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Masashi Watanabe[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Koji Inoue[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tomonori Moritaka[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, has spread worldwide from China. There are no case reports from Asia of COVID-19 with facial paralysis and olfactory disturbance. We herein report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia in a Japanese woman who showed facial nerve palsy and olfactory disturbance.
Keywords: COVID-19; Kampo; facial nerve palsy; multiple peripheral neuropathies; olfactory disturbance; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2.
. 2020;59(14):1773-1775.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5014-20. Epub 2020 Jul 15.
Coronavirus Disease-19 Pneumonia with Facial Nerve Palsy and Olfactory Disturbance
Yoshito Homma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Masashi Watanabe[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Koji Inoue[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tomonori Moritaka[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32669517
- DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5014-20
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, has spread worldwide from China. There are no case reports from Asia of COVID-19 with facial paralysis and olfactory disturbance. We herein report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia in a Japanese woman who showed facial nerve palsy and olfactory disturbance.
Keywords: COVID-19; Kampo; facial nerve palsy; multiple peripheral neuropathies; olfactory disturbance; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2.