Dysphagia in Ramsay Hunt's Syndrome - A Case Report -

Overview

Journal Ann Rehabil Med

Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine

Date 2012 Apr 17

PMID 22506200

Citations 5

Authors

Jae Hoon Shim

Jin-Woo Park

Bum Sun Kwon

Ki Hyung Ryu

Ho Jun Lee

Woo Hyun Lim

Jung Hwan Lee

Young Geun Park

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Abstract

Ramsay-Hunt syndrome is caused by varicella zoster virus infection in the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. It is characterized by facial palsy, otic pain, and herpetic vesicles around the auricle and external auditory canal. Additionally, symptoms may develop related to other cranial nerve involvement, such as dizziness or hearing loss by the vestibulocochlear nerve being invaded. We report a rare case of a Ramsay-Hunt syndrome patient who developed dysphagia due to multiple cranial nerve involvement including the glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve.

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