A Case of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Followed by Cerebellar Encephalitis
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[A case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome].
We describe a clinical case of RH syndrome (Auricular Herpes zoster, facial paralysis, hearing loss).
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عنوان ژورنال: Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1884-4545,0032-6313
DOI: 10.5631/jibirin.97.775