Characteristics of facial nerve palsy during childhood in Japan: frequency of varicella–zoster virus association

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Early and reliable detection of herpes simplex virus type 1 and varicella zoster virus DNAs in oral fluid of patients with idiopathic peripheral facial nerve palsy: Decision support regarding antiviral treatment?

✍ Andreas Lackner; Harald H. Kessler; Christian Walch; Stefan Quasthoff; Reinhard 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 60 KB

## Abstract Idiopathic peripheral facial nerve palsy has been associated with the reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV‐1) or varicella zoster virus (VZV). In recent studies, detection rates were found to vary strongly which may be caused by the use of different oral fluid collection dev