Herpes zoster oticus with multiple cranial nerve involvement: a rare presentation

Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research and Review - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 8

Abstract

Herpes zoster oticus is characterized by vesicular rash on the concha, EAC and pinna with a lower motor neuron type palsy of the facial nerve. The disease is a result of reactivation of dormant viral particles either in the geniculate ganglion of the Facial nerve or the spiral and vestibular ganglia of the vestibulocochlear nerve. It is a very painful condition which is usually associated with palsy of the Facial (VII) nerve. We report a case of Herpes zoster oticus involving the V, VII, VIII, IX and X cranial nerves

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Jeumon Talukdar, Harshvardhan Harshvardhan

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  • EP ID EP231209
  • DOI 10.17511
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Jeumon Talukdar, Harshvardhan Harshvardhan (2016). Herpes zoster oticus with multiple cranial nerve involvement: a rare presentation. International Journal of Medical Research and Review, 4(8), 1430-1433. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-231209