Herpes zoster oticus with multiple cranial nerve involvement: a rare presentation
Keywords:
Herpes zoster oticus, Cranial nerve involvement, Varicella zoster, Facial palsy, Palatal palsy, Vocal cord palsy
Abstract
Herpes zoster oticus is characterized by vesicular rash on the concha, EAC and pinna with a lower motor neuron type palsy of the facial nerve. The disease is a result of reactivation of dormant viral particles either in the geniculate ganglion of the Facial nerve or the spiral and vestibular ganglia of the vestibulocochlear nerve. It is a very painful condition which is usually associated with palsy of the Facial (VII) nerve. We report a case of Herpes zoster oticus involving the V, VII, VIII, IX and X cranial nerves.
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Talukdar J, Harshvardhan H. Herpes zoster oticus with multiple cranial nerve involvement: a rare presentation. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2016Aug.31 [cited 2024Nov.8];4(8):1430-3. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/675
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