A Case of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with Cranial Polyneuropathy.

Author: Chang Hee KIM ¹ ; Seong Il KANG ; Young Ho KIM
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1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Ramsay Hunt syndrome; Cranial polyneuropathy; Steroid
MeSH: Aged; Antiviral Agents; Communicable Diseases; Cranial Nerves; Diplopia; Earache; Exanthema; Facial Paralysis; Female; Hearing Loss; Herpes Zoster Oticus; Herpesvirus 3, Human; Humans; Mouth; Polyneuropathies
From:Korean Journal of Audiology 2012;16(2):80-82
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Ramsay Hunt syndrome is an infectious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus. It is characterized by the symptoms of facial paralysis, otalgia, and erythematous vesicular rash on the auricle and/or oral cavity. We present a case of a patient with clinical evidence of Ramsay Hunt syndrome involving the cranial nerves VI, VII, and VIII. The patient, a 66-year-old woman, showed left facial palsy associated with vesicular eruptions on her left auricle, impaired gaze to left side, and left hearing loss. Four months after the treatment with systemic steroid and antiviral agents, her all symptoms and signs including facial paralysis and diplopia disappeared.