Síndrome de Ramsay Hunt y meningitis linfocitaria por virus varicela zoster en una paciente anciana
- Ruiz Sada, Pablo
- Gutiérrez Macías, Alfonso
- Garmendia Antía, Itziar
- López Martínez, M.
ISSN: 0304-4866, 1989-3922
Year of publication: 2013
Volume: 74
Issue: 4
Pages: 189-190
Type: Article
More publications in: Galicia Clínica
Abstract
We present a case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) (herpes zoster oticus) with multiple cranial nerve involvement (VII, VIII, and V nerves) and lymphocytic meningitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an elderly woman. Clinical evolution was satisfactory with aciclovir and steroids. We review the main characteristics of RHS, underscoring the coexistence of multiple cranial root involvement and lymphocytic meningitis in an elderly immunocompetent host.