Detection of Varicella Zoster Virus DNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Clinical Samples from Patients with Hunt’s Syndrome

Autor: Hideharu Aruga, K. Hashimoto, Shuji Ogino, Koichi Yamanishi, Toru Matsunaga, Yoshiaki Kawasaki
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: The Facial Nerve ISBN: 9783540576860
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-85090-5_167
Popis: It is well known that Hunt’s syndrome is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV), and as viral isolation from vesicle fluid is very difficult due to the high lability of the virus, usually laboratory diagnosis is carried out by serological testing. For direct immunofluorescence, well-prepared cellular smears are necessary. Diagnosis by antibody detection is not possible in the early days of disease and is complicated by cross-reactions to herpes simplex virus.
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