On the basis of alterations in varicella-zoster virus (VZV) antibody titers, it appears that Bell's palsy in some patients could be associated with VZV reactivation, that is, zoster sine herpete. To obtain stronger evidence of this association, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect VZV
Varicella-zoster DNA in temporal bones of patients with ramsay hunt syndrome
β Scribed by Phillip A Wackym; Paul Popper; Marc M Kerner; Wayne W Grody
- Book ID
- 118553298
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 342
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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