Acute peripheral facial paralysis following varicella infection: An uncommon complication

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Chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV/HHV-3), which isone of the eight human herpes viruses. Although chickenpox has a goodprognosis, neurologic complications including encephalitis, acute cerebellarataxia, myelitis and meningitis may seldom be associated with the disease.Peripheral facial palsy (PFP) is an extremely rare complication in patientswith chickenpox. Herein, we report a 12-year-old boy with chickenpox andunilateral peripheral facial palsy, who was successfully treated with shortterm steroids and physical rehabilitation.