Geneculate Herpes or 'Ramsay Hunt Syndrome'
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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Associated with True Vocal Cord Palsy- A Case Report
Introduction: Varicella-zoster virus may cause an infectious disease called Ramsay Hunt syndrome. The related symptoms include facial nerve palsy (FNP), otalgia, the vesicular eruptions of the auricle and external auditory canal, less common ocular movement disorder, facial hypoesthesia, myofascial pain, vestibular symptoms, hearing loss, dysphasia, vocal cord paralysis, as well as tongue paral...
متن کاملA Case of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with Atypical Presentation
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster which results from the reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus in the geniculate ganglion. Although facial nerve is the most common affected nerve in Ramsay Hunt syndrome, other cranial and cervical nerves can also be affected. We present an atypical case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome in a 42-year-old male, with cervical nerve inv...
متن کاملAuditory dysfunction in Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
A 48-year-old woman with a Ramsay Hunt syndrome due to herpes zoster had a hearing deficit. Brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) localised the site of dysfunction to the ipsilateral eighth nerve. Clinical improvement was associated with improvement of the BAEP. Conventional audiological studies and BAEPs provided no evidence of involvement of the cochlea or the brainstem. In Ramsay Hunt...
متن کاملRamsay Hunt Syndrome – A Diagnostic Dilemma
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (RHS), also called Herpes Zoster Oticus (HZO), is a rare, severe complication of varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation in the geniculate ganglion. The classic triad consists of otalgia, vesicles in the auditory canal and ipsilateral facial paralysis [1]. Facial palsy, which occurs annually in 30 of 100 000 individuals in the general population, may have various causes, ...
متن کاملRamsay-Hunt syndrome complicating osteonecrosis of edentulous maxilla and mandible: report of a rare case.
Review of literature revealed atleast 30 cases of post herpes zoster osteonecrosis of maxilla or mandible. To our knowledge this is a first reported case of Ramsay-Hunt syndrome with post herpetic neuralgia and post herpes zoster osteonecrosis of edentulous maxilla and mandible. We have briefly reviewed the pathophysiology and management of post herpes zoster osteonecrosis and post herpetic neu...
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دوره 83 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1948