Dysphagia in Ramsay Hunt's Syndrome: A Case Report.
10.5535/arm.2011.35.5.738
- Author:
Jae Hoon SHIM
1
;
Jin Woo PARK
;
Bum Sun KWON
;
Ki Hyung RYU
;
Ho Jun LEE
;
Woo Hyun LIM
;
Jung Hwan LEE
;
Young Geun PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang 410-773, Korea. jinwoo.park.md@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Herpes zoster oticus;
Dysphagia;
Facial paralysis
- MeSH:
Cranial Nerves;
Deglutition Disorders;
Dizziness;
Ear Canal;
Facial Nerve;
Facial Paralysis;
Geniculate Ganglion;
Glossopharyngeal Nerve;
Hearing Loss;
Herpes Zoster Oticus;
Herpesvirus 3, Human;
Humans;
Vagus Nerve;
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2011;35(5):738-741
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Ramsay-Hunt syndrome is caused by varicella zoster virus infection in the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. It is characterized by facial palsy, otic pain, and herpetic vesicles around the auricle and external auditory canal. Additionally, symptoms may develop related to other cranial nerve involvement, such as dizziness or hearing loss by the vestibulocochlear nerve being invaded. We report a rare case of a Ramsay-Hunt syndrome patient who developed dysphagia due to multiple cranial nerve involvement including the glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve.
