RAMSAY-HUNT SYNDROME WITH MULTINEUROPATHY

Münir Demir BAJİN, Levent SENNAROĞLU, Gözde PAMUK, Hayyam MASİYEV, Ahmet Erim PAMUK

Abstract

Ramsay-HuntSyndrome(RHS)isaninfectiouscranial neuropathyduetoreactivationofvaricellazostervirus in the geniculate ganglion. In this case report, we present 2 cases of RHS with unilateral facial palsy, herpetic vesicles on the auricle and multiple cranial nerve involvement treated with intravenous and oral corticosteroids, antiviral agents and antibiotics. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment, as well as accompanying comorbidities are the primary factors associated with the prognosis of RHS.

Özet

Ramsay-Hunt Sendromu (RHS) varisella zoster virüsün genikülat ganglionda reaktivasyonuna bağlı gelişen enfeksiyöz bir kranial nöropatidir. Bu olgu sunumunda tektaraflıfasiyalparalizi,auriküladaherpetikveziküller vemultiplkraniyalsinirtutulumuoluporalveintravenöz kortikosteroid, antiviral ve antibiyotik tedavisi alan 2 adet RHS vakası sunulmuştur. Erken tanı ve tedavi ile eşlikedenkomorbiditelerRHSprognozunubelirleyenen önemli etkenlerdir.