Ramsey hunt syndrome after antimonial treatment for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Abstract Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (RHS), also known as herpes zoster oticus, is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. Herein, we report a case of Ramsey Hunt Syndrome in a patient after antimonial treatment for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis....

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Melissa de Sousa Melo Cavalcante, Karina López Rodríguez, José Alejandro Lazo Diéguez, Luciana Mendes dos Santos, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa Guerra, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020
Subjects:
Leishmaniasis
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Herpes zoster
Facial paralysis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Ramsay
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0012-2020
https://doaj.org/article/065c8c683ff948a3bd864cecf16cd445
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Summary:Abstract Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (RHS), also known as herpes zoster oticus, is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. Herein, we report a case of Ramsey Hunt Syndrome in a patient after antimonial treatment for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. The patient presented with microvesicles grouped on an erythematous base, starting in the neck and ascending towards the scalp margin on the right side of the head. The patient also developed grade V peripheral facial palsy the day after initiating the herpes zoster treatment, this outcome corroborated the assumption of Ramsey Hunt Syndrome.

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