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  • Title: Delayed facial palsy after middle-ear surgery due to reactivation of varicella-zoster virus.
    Author: Gyo K, Honda N.
    Journal: J Laryngol Otol; 1999 Oct; 113(10):914-5. PubMed ID: 10664708.
    Abstract:
    Viral reactivation is thought to be an important cause of post-operative facial palsy of delayed onset. We present an unusual case of Ramsay-Hunt syndrome that occurred as a consequence of middle-ear surgery by triggering varicella-zoster virus reactivation. As a pathognomonic auricular eruption was not seen, the patient was initially misdiagnosed as iatrogenic facial palsy. Clinical features, diagnosis and management are discussed.
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