Ramsay-Hunt syndrome with vesicular stomatitis in a 4-year-old infant.
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.
Koga
Chihiro
C
Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan. ckoga@med.kurume-u.ac.jp <ckoga@med.kurume-u.ac.jp>
Iwamoto
Osamu
O
Aoki
Masatora
M
Nakamura
Chiharu
C
Kusukawa
Jingo
J
Matsuishi
Toyojirou
T
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
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D011239:Prednisolone; D000212:Acyclovir