Laryngeal mass with multiple cranial neuropathies as a presenting sign for varicella zoster infection.
The most common presentation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection is unilateral distribution of herpetic eruptions and neuralgia. Laryngeal involvement is considered very rare.
Shihada
Rabia
R
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. rabia.shihada@b-zion.org.il
Brodsky
Alexander
A
Luntz
Michal
M
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
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir