Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with Multiple Cranial Neuropathy in an Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Patient
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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with Multiple Cranial Neuropathy in an Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Patient
BACKGROUND Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare otologic complication resulting from varicella zoster virus reactivation that can present with a myriad of clinical presentations. Most common being triad of ear pain, vesicles at auricle, and ear canal with same side facial palsy. CASE REPORT We report a case of a 29-year-old male with a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who presented with l...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.906834