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Rapid diagnosis of varicella zoster virus infection in acute facial palsy.

Abstract
Patients with zoster sine herpete and Ramsay Hunt syndrome without pathognomonic vesicles at the initial visit are often misdiagnosed with Bell's palsy and treated without antiviral agents. With PCR, we found that varicella zoster virus genomes were frequently detectable in auricular skin exudate from patients with zoster sine herpete or Ramsay Hunt syndrome before the appearance of vesicles.
AuthorsS Murakami, N Honda, M Mizobuchi, Y Nakashiro, N Hato, K Gyo
JournalNeurology (Neurology) Vol. 51 Issue 4 Pg. 1202-5 (Oct 1998) ISSN: 0028-3878 [Print] United States
PMID9781562 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • DNA, Viral
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • DNA, Viral (analysis)
  • Ear
  • Exudates and Transudates (virology)
  • Facial Nerve (virology)
  • Facial Paralysis (diagnosis, virology)
  • Female
  • Herpes Zoster (diagnosis)
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human (genetics, isolation & purification)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Skin (virology)
  • Tears (virology)

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