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Potential Misdiagnoses of Bell's Palsy in the Emergency Department
Conclusion: Emergency providers have a very low rate of misdiagnosing Bell's palsy. The association between imaging use and misdiagnosis is likely confounded by patient acuity. Increasing age and diabetes are modest risk factors for misdiagnosis.
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - July 29, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jahan Fahimi, Babak B. Navi, Hooman Kamel Tags: Neurology Source Type: research

Increased Risk of Lymphoid Malignancy in Patients with Herpes Zoster: A Longitudinal Follow-up Study Using a National Cohort Study
Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that herpes zoster infection increases the risk of subsequent lymphoid malignancies irrespective of age and gender in the Korean population.DisclosuresNo relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Lee, Y. K., Kim, M., Kim, H. J., Lim, H., Choi, H. G. Tags: 902. Health Services Research-Malignant Diseases: Quality Of Life Studies Source Type: research

The risk of laryngitis with herpes zoster infection: A nested case-control study using data from the Korean National Sample Cohort
CONCLUSIONS: HZI is independently associated with laryngitis. Results of this study have implications for etiological investigations and prevention strategies for laryngitis.PMID:34890416 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0261366
Source: Herpes - December 10, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Young-Hoon Joo Hyun-Jin Lee Jun-Ook Park Young Joon Seo Tae Hoon Kong Kyoung Ho Park Source Type: research