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Bells palsy
My mother had been affected by bells palsy 3 months now n still little recovery is pending and in the mean time if we get tested for COVID will the result come positive as bells palsy also is caused by some virus pls suggest me
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Virus causing bells palsy is not related to covid.
Recovery from bells palsy is slow.
The nerve has been damaged and it takes around 6 months for recovery.
In some patients only partial recovery occurs.
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if you have symptoms of covid /travel guidelines,
you can get rtpcr/rat done.
having bells palsy does not interfere with covid tests.
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Dr. Namita Chandra
General Physician
32 yrs exp
Lucknow
No if you do Covid testing the result will not be positive because they test with RTPCR which is genetic material of the virus
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Dr. Monil Sarode
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Pune
No it will not be positive.
Both have different etiological factors.
Kindly take a consultation for further assistance.
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