Abstract
Herpes zoster is a viral cutaneous eruption caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection. Clinically, herpes zoster appears as a unilateral cluster of vesicular lesions with surrounding erythema in the dermatomal distribution of 1 or more adjacent sensory nerves. The most common manifestation of herpes zoster in the head and neck region is Ramsay Hunt syndrome. This is a well-known VZV-associated disease characterized by the dysfunction of cranial nerves VII and VIII causing acute peripheral facial palsy, hearing loss, and zoster eruption around the ears. Less commonly, the reactivation of VZV can cause the paralysis of other combinations of cranial nerves; such cases can be very difficult to diagnose. Herpes zoster of the larynx is a very rare condition. A case of laryngeal zoster mimicking a malignant tumor of the larynx, and diagnosed with immunohistochemical analysis, is presented here. http://www.entnet.org/journal/casereports/OTO-25.pdf/
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