Facial paralysis in chronic nonspecific inflammation of the parotid

摘要: Benign diseases of the parotid gland only rarely cause facial nerve paralysis. A tumour with peripheral paralysis is generally accepted as being malignant, although this rule not without exceptions. We report a case chronic non-specific parotitis an inflammatory pseudotumour causing ipsilateral nerve. Antiinflammatory and antibiotic treatment caused complete remission palsy within 6 weeks.