A case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome treated with Acyclovir.
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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: Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 1992
ISSN: 2186-1579,0021-5163
DOI: 10.5794/jjoms.38.669