Bilateral asymmetrical herpes-zoster with Ramsay hunt syndrome in an immunocompetent adult

Prognostic factors in herpes zoster oticus (ramsay hunt syndrome).

OBJECTIVES To determine if an accurate prognosis can be made in patients with Herpes zoster oticus (HZO), facial nerve outcomes were assessed at 1-year after onset and compared with symptoms and signs at presentation. STUDY DESIGN Individual retrospective cohort study of 101 records in a case series (level of evidence: Level 2b). METHODS Symptoms, signs, audiology, and treatment records wer...

Geneculate Herpes or 'Ramsay Hunt Syndrome'

Concurrent Ramsay Hunt syndrome and disseminated herpes zoster in a patient with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (RHS) is a rare complication of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection that can occur in immunocompetent host. It usually involves ipsilateral facial paralysis, ear pain and facial vesicles. Disseminated herpes zoster is another complication of VZV infection typically seen in immunocompromised hosts. We describe a patient with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (C...

Quantitation of varicella-zoster virus DNA in patients with Ramsay Hunt syndrome and zoster sine herpete.

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation causes facial nerve palsy in Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) and zoster sine herpete (ZSH) with and without zoster rash, respectively. In the present study, we analyzed the VZV DNA copy number in saliva samples from 25 patients with RHS and 31 patients with ZSH using a TaqMan PCR assay to determine differences in the viral load between the two diseases. VZV ...

Recurrence of herpes zoster in an immunocompetent adult male.

Repeated and disseminated eruptions herpes zoster are frequently detected in immunocompromised patients, but are rare in immuno-competent individuals. We report a case of recurrent herpes zoster in a young healthy male, who redeveloped herpes zoster in a different dermatome after one year.