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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome With Atypical Progress in a Renal Transplant Recipient: A Case Report
(Başkent Üniversitesi, 2011-12) Ozel, Leyla; Canbakan, Mustafa; Titiz, Izzet; Kucuk, Mustafa; Ata Eren, Pinar; Kara, Melih; Unal, Ethem; Toros, Sema Zer
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster disease in which reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection occurs in the geniculate ganglion causing otalgia, unilateral vesicular eruption in a restricted dermatomal distribution, and peripheral facial paralysis. Dermal infections caused by human pathogenic herpes viruses are common in organ transplant recipients. For a transplant surgeon, it is imperative to remember that viral prophylaxis is essential in the follow-up of the transplant patients. Here, we presented a case of renal transplant and Ramsay Hunt syndrome with multiple cranial nerve involvement, with an atypical course. Management and differential diagnosis of this particular case are discussed with a review of the literature.