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Varicella-zoster virus reactivation from multiple ganglia: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Simultaneous involvements of multiple cranial nerve ganglia (geniculate ganglion and peripheral ganglia of cranial nerves VIII, IX and X) by varicella-zoster virus and its subsequent activation may result in the characteristic eruptions of herpes zoster cephalicus. Coexistence of facia...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2767152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918290 http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-9134 |
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author | Hashemilar, Mazyar Ghabili, Kamyar Shoja, Mohammadali Mohajel Savadi-Oskouei, Dariush Keyvani, Hossein |
author_facet | Hashemilar, Mazyar Ghabili, Kamyar Shoja, Mohammadali Mohajel Savadi-Oskouei, Dariush Keyvani, Hossein |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Simultaneous involvements of multiple cranial nerve ganglia (geniculate ganglion and peripheral ganglia of cranial nerves VIII, IX and X) by varicella-zoster virus and its subsequent activation may result in the characteristic eruptions of herpes zoster cephalicus. Coexistence of facial palsy and involvement of upper cervical dermatomes by varicella-zoster virus is quite rare. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report a 71-year-old Iranian man with involvement of multiple sensory ganglia (geniculate ganglion and upper dorsal root ganglia) by varicella-zoster virus. He presented with right-sided facial weakness along with vesicular eruptions on the right side of his neck, and second and third cervical dermatomes. CONCLUSION: The present case is an example of herpes zoster cephalicus with cervical nerve involvement. Although resembling Ramsay Hunt syndrome with presence of facial nerve paralysis and accompanying vesicles, involvement of cervical dermatomes is not a feature of the classic Ramsay Hunt syndrome. |
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spelling | pubmed-27671522009-11-16 Varicella-zoster virus reactivation from multiple ganglia: a case report Hashemilar, Mazyar Ghabili, Kamyar Shoja, Mohammadali Mohajel Savadi-Oskouei, Dariush Keyvani, Hossein J Med Case Reports Research article INTRODUCTION: Simultaneous involvements of multiple cranial nerve ganglia (geniculate ganglion and peripheral ganglia of cranial nerves VIII, IX and X) by varicella-zoster virus and its subsequent activation may result in the characteristic eruptions of herpes zoster cephalicus. Coexistence of facial palsy and involvement of upper cervical dermatomes by varicella-zoster virus is quite rare. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report a 71-year-old Iranian man with involvement of multiple sensory ganglia (geniculate ganglion and upper dorsal root ganglia) by varicella-zoster virus. He presented with right-sided facial weakness along with vesicular eruptions on the right side of his neck, and second and third cervical dermatomes. CONCLUSION: The present case is an example of herpes zoster cephalicus with cervical nerve involvement. Although resembling Ramsay Hunt syndrome with presence of facial nerve paralysis and accompanying vesicles, involvement of cervical dermatomes is not a feature of the classic Ramsay Hunt syndrome. BioMed Central 2009-09-14 /pmc/articles/PMC2767152/ /pubmed/19918290 http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-9134 Text en Copyright ©2009 licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research article Hashemilar, Mazyar Ghabili, Kamyar Shoja, Mohammadali Mohajel Savadi-Oskouei, Dariush Keyvani, Hossein Varicella-zoster virus reactivation from multiple ganglia: a case report |
title | Varicella-zoster virus reactivation from multiple ganglia: a case report |
title_full | Varicella-zoster virus reactivation from multiple ganglia: a case report |
title_fullStr | Varicella-zoster virus reactivation from multiple ganglia: a case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Varicella-zoster virus reactivation from multiple ganglia: a case report |
title_short | Varicella-zoster virus reactivation from multiple ganglia: a case report |
title_sort | varicella-zoster virus reactivation from multiple ganglia: a case report |
topic | Research article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2767152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918290 http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-9134 |
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