NOSOLOGICAL ENTITIES?: Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Abstract

Varicella is a highly prevalent disease in childhood, while in adulthood it's responsible for complications due to its reactivation. Among the most common complications, post-herpetic neuralgia is seen more frequently, followed by ophthalmic zoster, herpetic encephalitis and palsy of cranial and peripheral nerves. We present a patient with hemifacial vesicular lesions, involving the left external auditory canal and oral structures, and peripheral facial paralysis, also known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome.