Early diagnosis of zoster sine herpete and antiviral therapy for the treatment of facial palsy

Authors
Furuta, Y Ohtani, F Mesuda, Y Fukuda, S Inuyama, Y
Citation
Y. Furuta et al., Early diagnosis of zoster sine herpete and antiviral therapy for the treatment of facial palsy, NEUROLOGY, 55(5), 2000, pp. 708-710
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NEUROLOGY
ISSN journal
00283878 → ACNP
Volume
55
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
708 - 710
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(20000912)55:5<708:EDOZSH>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The effect of antiviral agents on recovery from facial palsy in patients wi th tester sine herpete (ZSH; varicella tester virus reactivation without te ster) has not been evaluated because ZSH is difficult to diagnose early aft er onset. In this study, all 13 patients who received acyclovir-prednisone treatment within 7 days of onset, as confirmed by a positive PCR result, sh owed complete recovery. PCR-based early diagnosis of ZSH and antiviral ther apy elicited an excellent outcome for recovery from facial palsy due to ZSH .