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Case Reports
. 2015 Mar 20;2(2):47-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2015.02.003. eCollection 2015.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome and zoster laryngitis with multiple cranial nerve involvement

Takashi Shinha  1 , Pasala Krishna  2
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Case Reports

Ramsay Hunt syndrome and zoster laryngitis with multiple cranial nerve involvement

Takashi Shinha et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is characterized by varicella zoster virus infection affecting the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. It typically presents with vesicles in the external auditory canal associated with auricular pain and peripheral facial nerve paralysis. Although vestibulocochlear nerve is frequently co-involved during the course of Ramsay Hunt syndrome, multiple lower cranial nerve involvement has rarely been described in the literature. In addition, laryngitis due to varicella zoster virus is a diagnostic challenge due to its unfamiliarity among clinicians. We report a case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome with laryngitis involving multiple lower cranial nerves.

Keywords: Laryngitis; Polyneuropathy; Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

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