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bell's palsey and HIV Oct 23, 2001 My father (70 years old) was recemtly diagnosed with bells palsey> He has also been HIV positive for over Ten years. Is the bell's an opportunistic virus related to his weakened immune sysytem? he has the normal facial paralysis as well as blistering and blotchiness on the right side of his face |
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Response from Dr. Feinberg
 Bell's palsy isn't limited to people with HIV; it can happen to people with normal immune systems also, and isn't considered a typical opportuniistic infection. |
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