Watson GDD

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Bell’s palsy is an idiopathic disease; it may be associated with an inflammatory process. The diagnosis is clinical and the treatment is directed to reduce the inflammation with corticosteroids even though in the last years several studies have used antivirals in joint therapy.

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