title: Ramsay Hunt syndrome with multiple cranial neuropathies in a liver transplant recipient.
abstract: Ramsay Hunt syndrome is an infection of the head and neck caused by varicella zoster virus involving the facial nerve; less commonly, other cranial nerves might be involved. We report a case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome in an immune compromised patient, with classic facial nerve palsy and ipsilateral ear vesicles, which rapidly evolved to involve multiple cranial neuropathies, and improved dramatically with antiviral therapy and corticosteroids. Varicella zoster virus should be considered as a cause of multiple cranial neuropathies in an immune compromised patient, and abrupt treatment with acyclovir should be initiated once this diagnosis is suspected.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fawzi.babtain@yahoo.com
authors: Fawzi A
authors: FA
authors: Babtain
authors: Harsha S
authors: HS
authors: Bhatia
authors: Amer H
authors: AH
authors: Assiri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D016697:Herpes Zoster Oticus / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male