| Literature DB >> 15000569 |
Kihei Terada1, Takahiro Niizuma, Yasuko Kosaka, Miwa Inoue, Satoko Ogita, Naoki Kataoka.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15000569 DOI: 10.1080/00365540310017285
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Infect Dis ISSN: 0036-5548