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  • A 34-year-old-woman presented with acute onset of headache and bilateral facial nerve paralysis

  • Consent to conduct HIV testing was obtained, and while the rapid test was negative, the CD4 count was reduced at 352 cells/μl and the viral load was elevated at 5 300 counts/ ml, a result in keeping with an acute HIV infection and seroconversion illness

  • Bilateral facial nerve palsy is a rare but recognised complication of seroconversion, the process by which the HIV virus becomes widespread throughout the body.[1]

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A 34-year-old-woman presented with acute onset of headache and bilateral facial nerve paralysis. CASE REPORT A 34-year-old woman presented with a 1-week history of occipital headache and acute-onset bilateral facial weakness that resulted in her being unable to close her mouth and eyes.

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