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- Title
Bilateral facial nerve palsy associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection with a review of the literature.
- Authors
Terada, Kihei; Niizuma, Takahiro; Kosaka, Yasuko; Inoue, Miwa; Ogita, Satoko; Kataoka, Naoki
- Abstract
A case of bilateral simultaneous facial nerve palsy associated with an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in a 14-month-old girl is described. Diagnosis of the EBV infection was based on the presence of 7% atypical lymphocytes, EBV-DNA and seroconversion in the VCA-IgG antibody, an EBV-specific antibody. Although bilateral facial nerve palsy is very rare, approximately 40% of the EBV-associated facial nerve palsy cases reported have been bilateral.
- Publication
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 2004, Vol 36, Issue 1, p75
- ISSN
0036-5548
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/00365540310017285