title: Ramsay-Hunt syndrome with vesicular stomatitis in a 4-year-old infant.
abstract: Ramsay-Hunt syndrome (RHS) usually affects adults, but rare cases of preschool children with RHS have been reported. We report a case of RHS in a healthy 4-year-old girl. At the age of 4 years and 5 months, she complained of pain in her mouth and herpes zoster vesicles were noted on the left soft palate and tongue without left pinna, and complete left facial paralysis subsequently developed. She was treated with acyclovir and steroids. Six months later, her facial paralysis had almost fully resolved.
authors.affiliation: Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan. ckoga@med.kurume-u.ac.jp <ckoga@med.kurume-u.ac.jp>
authors.forename: Chihiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Masatora
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Chiharu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Jingo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kusukawa
authors.forename: Toyojirou
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuishi
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D016697:Herpes Zoster Oticus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D011239:Prednisolone; D000212:Acyclovir