Question 136 · LDEK · Cranial nerves and facial pain

Peripheral paralysis of the facial nerve is not observed in the course of:

  1. A. Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome.
  2. B. diabetes.
  3. C. sarcoidosis.
  4. D. active herpes virus infection.
  5. E. Sjörgen syndrome.
Hint

Look for the condition that primarily affects exocrine glands and whose neuropathy typically involves sensory or trigeminal fibres.

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