An unexpected case of Ramsay hunt syndrome: case report and literature review
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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: BMC Research Notes
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1756-0500
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-337