Citation
A. Pitkaranta et al., Detection of human herpesvirus 6 and varicella-zoster virus in tear fluid of patients with Bell's palsy by PCR, J CLIN MICR, 38(7), 2000, pp. 2753-2755
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137
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Volume
38
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2753 - 2755
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200007)38:7<2753:DOHH6A>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Human herpesvirus 6 DNA was detected by PCR in the tear fluid of 7 (35%) of
20 patients with Bell's palsy and of 1 (5%) of 20 healthy controls. Varice
lla-zoster virus was detected by PCR in the tear fluid of 2 of 20 Bell's pa
lsy patients but in none of the tear fluids from 20 healthy controls. These
findings suggest an association between human herpesviruses and Bell's pal
sy.