Varicella-zoster virus and facial palsy.
Two cases of Ramsey-Hunt Syndrome are reported, one of which presented features of the Guillain-Barré Syndrome. It is suggested that the varicella-zoster virus is an aetiological factor in the Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
D001299:Audiometry; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications; D004431:Ear, External; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome