title: Laryngeal mass with multiple cranial neuropathies as a presenting sign for varicella zoster infection.
abstract: The most common presentation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection is unilateral distribution of herpetic eruptions and neuralgia. Laryngeal involvement is considered very rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. rabia.shihada@b-zion.org.il
authors.forename: Rabia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shihada
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brodsky
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luntz
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir