Ramsey hunt syndrome after antimonial treatment for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2020 Nov 13:54:e20200012. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0012-2020. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (RHS), also known as herpes zoster oticus, is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. Herein, we report a case of Ramsey Hunt Syndrome in a patient after antimonial treatment for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. The patient presented with microvesicles grouped on an erythematous base, starting in the neck and ascending towards the scalp margin on the right side of the head. The patient also developed grade V peripheral facial palsy the day after initiating the herpes zoster treatment, this outcome corroborated the assumption of Ramsey Hunt Syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Herpes Zoster Oticus* / drug therapy
  • Herpes Zoster*
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human
  • Humans
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous* / drug therapy
  • United States