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Revista Clínica de Medicina de Familia
On-line version ISSN 2386-8201Print version ISSN 1699-695X
Abstract
ORGAZ GALLEGO, María Pilar; CURBELO DEL BOSCO, Juan María; TRICIO ARMERO, Miguel Ángel and PEREZ SANCHEZ, Soledad. Ramsay Hunt syndrome: a case report. Rev Clin Med Fam [online]. 2016, vol.9, n.2, pp.119-122. ISSN 2386-8201.
We present the case of a female patient with peripheral facial paralysis coinciding with vesicular herpetic otic lesions. Ramsay Hunt syndrome is the second most common cause of atraumatic peripheral facial paralysis, with a very varied clinical presentation. The facial paralysis in this syndrome occurs in 60-90 % of cases, is peripherical and can precede or follow the cutaneous lesions with a worse prognosis than idiopathic Bell paralysis.
Keywords : Ramsay Hunt Syndrome; Herpes zoster; Facial paralysis; Ear diseases.