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Late onset of facial nerve palsy after tympanomastoidectomy: HSV-1 activation?

Davut Akduman, Mehmet Haksever, Fevzi Solmaz, Fehmi Doner
  • Davut Akduman (Author) Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bursa, Turkey
  • Mehmet Haksever (Author) Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bursa, Turkey
  • Fevzi Solmaz (Author) Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bursa, Turkey
  • Fehmi Doner (Author) Medical Park Bahcelievler Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.2015.1.1.29
Abstract
We present a case right peripheral facial palsy occurred 7 days after an operation. A 42-year-old female patient had an uneventful right tympanomastoidectomy in our clinic.  She developed right Hause-Brackmann Grade II peripheral facial palsy postoperative at the 7th day. A viral screen was performed using an Enzyme Immuneassay. Herpes Simplex Virus -1 specific antibody titer was determined on the 2nd day of facial palsy, confirming the viral etiology. She was commenced on steroid therapy. Her facial nerve functions recovered completely after one week.
Keywords
Facial palsy, tympanomastoidectomy, HSV-1
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Akduman D, Haksever M, Solmaz F, Doner F. Late onset of facial nerve palsy after tympanomastoidectomy: HSV-1 activation?. Eur Res J. 2015;1(1):29-32. doi:10.18621/eurj.2015.1.1.29
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