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Voice Correction Treatment Promotes Recovery of Vocal Cord Paralysis Caused by Atypical Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome: A Case Report
Ear Nose Throat J. 2023 Mar 17:1455613231162222. doi: 10.1177/01455613231162222. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAtypical Ramsay-Hunt syndrome is caused by varicella zoster viruses (VZV), without herpes, herpes is not around the ear, or posterior cranial nerve palsy is the first clinical manifestation. In this case, a 60-year-old male patient with VZV invades the branches of the vagus nerve alone. The initial symptoms were in the pharynx and larynx, which presented as mucosal ulcers and voice disorders. The ear symptoms were only otalgia and auricular herpes, without deafness, tinnitus, or peripheral facial palsy. Herpes and...
Source: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal - March 17, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Lei Dong Xiumei Chen Xicheng Song Source Type: research

Fear of falling as a potential complication of Ramsay Hunt syndrome in older adults: a case report
CONCLUSIONS: RHS may cause repeated falls and FOF, leading to impairment in daily activities and psychosocial function in older adults. Therefore, clinicians should be mindful of falls and FOF when caring for older patients with RHS and should develop multidimensional strategies for fall prevention and FOF.PMID:36434527 | DOI:10.1186/s12877-022-03606-2
Source: Herpes - November 26, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chih-Chieh Chou Yu-Tai Lo Hui-Chen Su Chia-Ming Chang Source Type: research

Where are the vesicles? A case report of Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Malays Fam Physician. 2022 Mar 21;17(1):90-93. doi: 10.51866/cr1351. eCollection 2022 Mar 28.ABSTRACTA 1-year-10-month-old child developed left-sided Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) without vesicles 1 month after an episode of varicella zoster infection. No ear symptoms, including hearing loss, tinnitus, or imbalance, were reported. The external ear and otoscopic examinations were unremarkable. He achieved adequate recovery with corticosteroid treatment. This case report discusses the unusual presentation of RHS without vesicles, the diagnostic dilemma in young children, varicella zoster virus hepatitis, treatment modalities, a...
Source: Herpes - April 20, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Farhan Fader Hardip Singh Gendeh Bee See Goh Source Type: research

A case report of refractory otalgia after Ramsay Hunt syndrome successfully treated by applying pulsed radiofrequency to the great auricular nerve: A CARE-compliant article
Rationale: Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a type of herpes zoster infection involving geniculate ganglion and facial nerve. Unilateral facial palsy, otalgia, and painful vesicular rash on the auricle and external auditory canal are the typical symptoms. Although postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a devastating complication of herpes zoster infection, PHN following Ramsay Hunt syndrome has rarely been reported. Patient concerns: A 55-year-old immunocompetent female patient visited our pain clinic, for left-sided refractory otalgia (PHN) that persisted for 3 months after she was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Althou...
Source: Medicine - October 1, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

HHV 6 –7 reactivation causing Pityriasis Rosea and labyrinthitis
Pityriasis Rosea (PR) and labyrinthitis are most commonly caused by viral infections. PR presents with a characteristic rash while labyrinthitis presents with vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss. However, the coexistence of PR and Labyrinthitis remains an uncommon event. Human Herpes Virus (HHV) 6 and 7, are common infections in childhood, and their reactivation causes Pityriasis Rosea. But these viruses are not known to have any involvement with the inner ear or the 8th cranial nerve (CN).
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mahmoud el- Hussein, Chady el- Tawil, Ramzi Nakhle, Naji Souaiby Source Type: research

The efficacy and safety of acupuncture for Ramsay Hunt syndrome: A protocol for systematic review
Conclusion: This study will determine whether acupuncture is an effective and safe intervention for RHS. PROSPERO registration number: CRD 42019118283.
Source: Medicine - March 1, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

Anton Syndrome During Oxygen-Ozone Therapy: A Case Report
Ozone gas is a molecule that consists of three oxygen atoms and it preserves humans from detrimental influences of ultraviolet radiation . In spite of harmful effects of ozone gas, investigators think that it has excessive curative effects and ozone therapy is used for many fields of medicine in precise therapeutic doses recently. It is known that ozone therapy is useful dental procedures, cerebrovascular diseases, tinnitus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, hypercholesterolemia, sensorial hypoacusis, senile dementia, multiple sclerosis, irradiation sensitive tumors, herpes simplex and herpes zoster viruses infections, m...
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - December 1, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sema Avcı, Fatih Büyükcam, Ömer Faruk Demir, Seda Özkan Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Anton syndrome during oxygen-ozone therapy
Ozone (O3) gas is a molecule that consists of 3 oxygen atoms, found out in the mid-19th century [1]. Ozone gas preserves humans from detrimental influences of ultraviolet radiation [1]. In spite of harmful effects of O3 gas, investigators think that it has excessive curative effects [1]. Nowadays, O3 therapy is used for many fields of medicine in precise therapeutic doses [1,2]. It is known that O3 therapy is helpful in dental procedures, cerebrovascular diseases, tinnitus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, hypercholesterolemia, sensorial hypoacusis, senile dementia, multiple sclerosis, irradiation sensitive tumors, herp...
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - December 1, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sema Avcı, Fatih Büyükcam, Ömer Faruk Demir, Seda Özkan Tags: Case Report Source Type: research