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An extreme and unusual variant of Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. De  and
A. G. Pfleiderer
S. De
Affiliation:
Ear Nose and Throat Department, Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK
A. G. Pfleiderer*
Affiliation:
Ear Nose and Throat Department, Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK
*
Address for correspondence: A. G. Pfleiderer, Edith Cavell Hospital, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9GZ
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Abstract

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Ramsay Hunt syndrome is characterized by facial nerve paralysis, herpetic vesicles in or around the ear and pain often associated with vestibulocochlear nerve involvement. It is thought to be a cranial polyneuropathy caused by the herpes zoster virus. We present an extreme and unusual variant of this disease with involvement of VIIth, VIIIth, Xth, XIth and XIIth cranial nerves as well as C2–4 sensory dermatomes and profound systemic upset which caused some diagnostic uncertainty.

Keywords

Herpes zoster oticusFacial paralysisComplications
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 7 , July 1999 , pp. 670 - 671
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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