Author/Authors :
ATHAR, Primuharsa Putra SABIR HUSIN Seremban Specialist Hospital - Ear, Nose Throat-Head Neck Consultant Clinic, Malaysia , YAHYA, Zakinah Hospital Kuala Lumpur - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Malaysia , BAKI, Marina MAT Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Malaysia Medical Centre - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Malaysia , ABDULLAH, Asma Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Malaysia Medical Centre - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Malaysia
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
