Diagnosis of Peripheral Facial Palsy Associated with Parvovirus B19 Infection by Polymerase Chain Reaction

• Published in: Case reports in pediatrics Vol. 2022; pp. 4574640 - 3
• Main Authors: Fukuta, Taro, Kawano, Yoshihiko, Ikeda, Maiko, Kawada, Jun-ichi, Ito, Yoshinori, Hara, Shinya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Hindawi 10.01.2022; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Antibodies; Antiviral drugs; Blood; Case Report; Case reports; Cytomegalovirus; Epstein-Barr virus; Erythema; Immunoglobulins; Infections; Infectious diseases; Medical diagnosis; Pathogens; Pediatrics; Serology; Viral infections; Virology

Human parvovirus B19 (PVB19) infection causes neurological manifestations, including encephalitis, meningitis, and neuropathy, but facial nerve palsy is rare. Moreover, no case of facial nerve palsy related to PVB19 infection that was diagnosed by PCR and serology has been reported. A 19-month-old b...