title: Ramsay-Hunt syndrome in a preschool infant.
abstract: The Ramsay-Hunt syndrome affects mostly adults. The recovery of facial nerve function, according to recent literature, seems better than has been generally accepted. A small number of children with herpes zoster oticus have been reported. We describe a case of Ramsay-Hunt syndrome in a healthy 3 1/2-year-old girl. She still had an obvious facial palsy after 12 months. Three out of 6 reported children with herpes zoster oticus have had a slow recovery of the facial nerve function. This suggests a less favorable prognosis in children than in adults. Although not successful in this case, acyclovir should be tried early in the course of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Jönköping Central Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bjerkhoel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hydén
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir