Facial nerve palsy, headache, peripheral neuropathy and Kaposi’s sarcoma in an elderly man

• Published in: World journal of clinical cases Vol. 2; no. 6; pp. 235 - 239
• Main Authors: Daoussis, Dimitrios, Chroni, Elisabeth, Tsamandas, Athanassios C, Andonopoulos, Andrew P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 16.06.2014
• Subjects: Clinicopathological Conference; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Vasculitis; Kaposi’s sarcoma; Peripheral neuropathy; Facial nerve palsy

We present a case of an elderly man, who initially presented with right facial nerve palsy, ipsilateral headache, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and no fever. A presumptive diagnosis of giant cell arteritis was made and the patient was treated with high-dose steroids. A temporal arter...