Facial nerve palsy after human herpesvirus 6 infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 688-689

  Pitkäranta, Anne ^a,c   Lahdenne, Pekka ^b   Piiparinen, Heli ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child; Exanthema subitum; Facial palsy; Human herpesvirus 6

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEVER; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH;

EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 3142757052     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000130950.54402.33     Document Type: Article

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