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facial paralysis

by matei23, Dec 30, 2006 12:00AM
can facial paralysis occur from genital herpes?

by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Dec 30, 2006 12:00AM
Most "facial paralysis" is due to Bell's palsey.  Often that condition is a complication of an oral herpes infection, almost always due to HSV-1.  Oral HSV-1 is not an STD.  Genital herpes does not cause Bell's palsey.



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