Ramsey hunt syndrome after antimonial treatment for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

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 pati...

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Autores principales: Cavalcante, Melissa de Sousa Melo, Rodríguez, Karina López, Diéguez, José Alejandro Lazo, dos Santos, Luciana Mendes, Guerra, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa, Guerra, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7670763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33206873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0012-2020
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Sumario: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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