title: Facial nerve palsy after human herpesvirus 6 infection.
abstract: Facial nerve palsy has long been considered to have an infectious etiology, either viruses, mainly herpesviruses, or bacteria, such as Borrelia burgdorferi. We report for the first time the association of human herpesvirus 6 and facial palsy in a previously healthy 1-year 9-month-old boy who developed left facial nerve palsy 7 days after exanthema subitum caused by human herpesvirus 6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. anne.pitkaranta@hus.fi
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pitkäranta
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lahdenne
authors.forename: Heli
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Piiparinen
mesh_terms: D005077:Exanthema Subitum / Q000150:complications*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000821:virology*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male