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Published on: April 21, 2012
Ramsey hunt syndrome after antimonial treatment for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Melissa de Sousa Melo Cavalcante1,2, Karina López Rodríguez1,2, José Alejandro Lazo Diéguez1
1Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brasil.
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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