Reactivation of herpes simplex virus typ
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Furuta, Yasushi; Fukuda, Satoshi; Chida, Eiji; Takasu, Tsuyoshi; Ohtani, Fumio;
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of idiopathic peripheral facial palsy (Bell's palsy). The present study used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to analyze the saliva of patients with Bell's palsy for the presence of shed HSV-1. The study i