Hypoglossal nerve palsy: A rare consequence of dengue fever

摘要

Sir, Dengue is the most common arboviral disease caused by four antigenetically distinct dengue virus serotypes (DEN-1 to DEN-4). In recent years, neurological sequelae are being increasingly reported though exact incidence of various neurological complications is uncertain. Hypoglossal nerve palsy usually appears as a sign rather than a symptom and the causes range from intracranial or extracranial space-occupying lesion, head and neck trauma, vascular abnormality, infection and autoimmune diseases. Herein, we report hypoglossal nerve palsy in a case of serologically confirmed dengue fever.