Ramsay Hunt Syndrome developed following varicella vaccination: A pediatric case
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A Pediatric Case of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is characterized by facial paralysis, inner ear dysfunction, periauricular pain, and herpetiform vesicles. The reported incidence in children is 2.7/100,000. The pathogenesis involves the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. The recovery rate is better in children than in adults. This paper discusses a 12-...
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1 3rd-Year ENT Resident (R3). 2 MSc. Assistant Physician and Coordinator of the Medical Residency Program in Otorhinolaryngology of the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasília. Armed Forces Hospital in Brasília. Send correspondence to: Marco Antônio Rios Lima S.M.T, conjunto 16, casa 5, Taguatinga DF. 72023-480. Paper submitted to the BJORL-SGP (Publishing Management System – Brazilian Journal of Oto...
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We describe a clinical case of RH syndrome (Auricular Herpes zoster, facial paralysis, hearing loss).
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The strict definition of the Ramsay Hunt syndrome is peripheral facial nerve palsy accompanied by an erythematous vesicular rash on the ear (zoster oticus) or in the mouth. J Ramsay Hunt, who described various clinical presentations of facial paralysis and rash, also recognised other frequent symptoms and signs such as tinnitus, hearing loss, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, and nystagmus. He explain...
متن کاملAtypical Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is the reactivation of herpes zoster in the geniculate ganglion and typically presents the triad of ipsilateral peripheral type facial paralysis, ear pain, and erythematous vesicles in the external auditory canal and auricle. However, some unusual variants may occur. Here we present a patient of atypical RHS with uncommonly extensive dermatomal involvement of cranial ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dr. Behcet Uz Children s Hospital
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2146-2372
DOI: 10.5222/buchd.2014.206