[Diagnostic image (12). Ramsay Hunt syndrome].
A 17-year-old woman developed a unilateral facial paralysis with vesicles in the left ear and in the throat. This combination is known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
van der Meer
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Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Inwendige Geneeskunde, Nijmegen.
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000293:Adolescent; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D016697:Herpes Zoster Oticus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir