A Case of Herpes Zoster Oticus
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SUMMARY Herpes Zoster Cephalicus or Ramsey-Hunt syndrome is second only to Bells palsy as the most common cause of acute facial paralysis. The varicclla zoster virus is thought to be responsible for this syndrome; Involvement or the racial and auditory nerve. In this article, a patient who was admitted with vesticular eruption of the external car with facial paralysis, and auditory symptoms is reported. The literature on Herpes zoster is also reviewed.
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عنوان ژورنال
دوره 16 شماره 3
صفحات 80- 82
تاریخ انتشار 1992-09
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