Peripheral facial palsy accompanied by a vesicular rash on the ear and hard palate;Periphere fazialisparese mit krusten an der ohrmuschel und bläschen am gaumen der pädiatrische praxis-fall

Praxis

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-65

  Meyer, Patrick Michael ^a   Buhlmann U ^a   Goetschel, P ^a  

^a TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Facial palsy; Meningitis; Ramsay Hunt syndrome; Varicella zoster virus; Zoster oticus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PREDNISOLONE; VALACICLOVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VESICULAR RASH;

EID: 76149087424     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000008     Document Type: Article

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