Open AccessREACTIVATION OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS IN FACIAL PALSY ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS
Author(s) -
Toshihiko Mori,
Koutatsu Nagai,
Hideomi Asanuma
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/00006454-200207000-00023
Subject(s) - mononucleosis , medicine , cervical lymphadenopathy , hepatosplenomegaly , physical examination , palsy , facial paralysis , varicella zoster virus , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , immunology , virus , alternative medicine , disease
Facial palsy with infectious mononucleosis, although well-recognized, is rare in children, and its pathogenesis is uncertain. To our knowledge there has been no previous report describing varicella-zoster virus reactivation as a cause of facial palsy associated with infectious mononucleosis. We report such a patient in whom serology showed reactivation of varicella-zoster virus.