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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Infection Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Brief outline/clinical setting The combination of vesicular eruptions on the ear and facial paralysis due to Herpes Zoster infection is referred to as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Progressive facial paresis can occur up to 3 weeks following onset. Incidence of Herpes zoster infection increases dramatically over the age of 60, due to decreased cell mediated immunity in this
| Infection | Ramsay Hunt Syndrome |
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| Brief outline/clinical setting | The combination of vesicular eruptions on the ear and facial paralysis due to Herpes Zoster infection is referred to as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Progressive facial paresis can occur up to 3 weeks following onset. Incidence of Herpes zoster infection increases dramatically over the age of 60, due to decreased cell mediated immunity in this age group. Reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus occurs. |
| Aetiologies/organisms | Varicella zoster virus |
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| Duration | 14 days |
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