A rare cause of facial nerve palsy in a young infant: Kawasaki disease

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Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis in which the most common complicationis development of coronary aneurysms. Neurological complications rarely occurin KD patients such as facial nerve palsy (FNP). FNP associated with KD mayindicate increased risk of coronary artery aneurysm. Infants with facial nerveparalysis and unexplained-prolonged febrile period should be evaluated withechocardiography. Here in, we present a 4-month-old female with FNP andunexplained fever who was diagnosed KD due to echocardiographic findings.