Facial paralysis due to Ramsay Hunt syndrome - A rare condition
Summary Ramsay Hunt syndrome (or herpes zoster oticus) is a rare complication of herpes zoster in which reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection in the geniculate ganglion occurs. Usually, there are auricular vesicles and symptoms and signs such otalgia and peripheral facial paralysis. In addition, rarely, a rash around the mouth can be seen. Immunodeficient patients are more susceptible to this condition. Diagnosis is essentially based on symptoms. We report the case of a diabetic female patient who sought the emergency department with a complaint of this rare entity.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
2017
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302017000400301 |
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