Microbiologic findings in acute facial palsy in children

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Kanerva, Mervi ^a   Nissinen, Janne ^a   Moilanen, Kirsi ^b   Mäki, Minna ^b   Lahdenne, Pekka ^c   Pitkäranta, Anne ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Mobidiag Ltd   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Borrelia; Exanthema subitum; Facial nerve; Facial paralysis; Herpes virus; Pediatric facial palsy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BELL PALSY; BORRELIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TICK; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; COMPLICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BELL PALSY; BORRELIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYME NEUROBORRELIOSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TICKS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84883448629     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318289844c     Document Type: Article

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