Neurosyphilis Mimicking Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
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Neurosyphilis Mimicking Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.
A 36-year-old man presented with facial nerve palsy, hearing loss, vertigo and headache. He was initially diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome and treated with a systemic steroid and valaciclovir; however, his symptoms deteriorated. Serum rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and treponema pallidum hemagglutination tests were positive. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed an elevated white blood cell count...
متن کاملRamsay Hunt syndrome
The strict definition of the Ramsay Hunt syndrome is peripheral facial nerve palsy accompanied by an erythematous vesicular rash on the ear (zoster oticus) or in the mouth. J Ramsay Hunt, who described various clinical presentations of facial paralysis and rash, also recognised other frequent symptoms and signs such as tinnitus, hearing loss, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, and nystagmus. He explain...
متن کاملAtypical Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is the reactivation of herpes zoster in the geniculate ganglion and typically presents the triad of ipsilateral peripheral type facial paralysis, ear pain, and erythematous vesicles in the external auditory canal and auricle. However, some unusual variants may occur. Here we present a patient of atypical RHS with uncommonly extensive dermatomal involvement of cranial ...
متن کاملRamsay Hunt syndrome.
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare viral infection of the facial nerve causing otalgia, hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and paresis.
متن کامل[Ramsay-Hunt syndrome].
The strict definition of the Ramsay Hunt syndrome is peripheral facial nerve palsy accompanied by an erythematous vesicular rash on the ear (zoster oticus) or in the mouth. J Ramsay Hunt, who described various clinical presentations of facial paralysis and rash, also recognised other frequent symptoms and signs such as tinnitus, hearing loss, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, and nystagmus. He explain...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nippon Medical School
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1345-4676,1347-3409
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.82.254