Facial paralysis in the acute form of Chagas disease.

A 34-year-old woman attended a religious meeting in Pernambuco, Brazil, where an outbreak of acute Chagas disease was reported due to oral contamination. She developed headache, myalgia, edema, and vomiting. Serological tests were positive for Chagas and a blood smear confirmed the presence of T. cruzi (). Ten days after starting treatment with benznidazole, right peripheral facial palsy was observed (). Brain MRI and CSF analyses were unremarkable. Facial electroneuromyography showed mild axonal neuropathy (). Thirty days later, she recovered [...]