Síndrome de Ramsay-Hunt: ¿qué tratamiento precisa?

Abstract

Ramsay-Hunt syndrome is peripheral facial palsy combined with a vesicular rash in the pinna or oral cavity. It is caused by the varicella zoster virus infection of the geniculate ganglion. Facial condition in the Zoster Oticus initially has a more severe and worse prognosis of recovery from Bell's palsy. Early treatment of this pathology usually consists of intravenous treatment or oral acyclovir, analgesics, corticosteroids and eye protection measures, in order to improve the probability of cure. We present a case of Ramsay-Hunt syndrome with a poor outcome in a 65 year-old woman.