الملخص
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is a triad of peri-auricular pain, ipsilateral facial nerve palsy and vesicular rash around the ear pinna. It is caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that lies dormant in the geniculate ganglia. It can be complicated by VZV encephalitis rarely. We report the case of an 8-year-old previously healthy boy who presented to a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman in 2021 with fever, progressive left ear pain, vesicular rash around his ear pinna and left-sided facial nerve palsy. His course was complicated by VZV encephalitis where he was managed with intravenous (IV) acyclovir and IV corticosteroids. He improved significantly and was asymptomatic with a normal neurology examination at the 6-months follow-up. Keywords: Varicella-Zoster Virus; Ramsay Hunt Syndrome; Encephalitis; Children; Oman.
بيانات النشر
- المعرّف الرقمي
- 10.18295/squmj.3.2023.020
- المجلة
- مجلة جامعة السلطان قابوس الطبية, 24(1), 127-130
- الناشر
- جامعة السلطان قابوس
- وصول مفتوح
- وصول مفتوح ذهبي
- الترخيص
- CC BY-ND 4.0
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APA 7
Ahmed, E. Y., Al Rawahi, H., Al-Amrani, F., Al Masaoudi, L., & Al Yazidi, L. (2025). Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Associated with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalitis in a Child. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(1), 127-130. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.3.2023.020
MLA 9
Ahmed, Eman Y., et al. "Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Associated with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalitis in a Child." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2025, pp. 127-130. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.3.2023.020.
شيكاغو (المؤلف–التاريخ)
Ahmed, Eman Y., Hatem Al Rawahi, Fatema Al-Amrani, Laila Al Masaoudi, and Laila Al Yazidi. 2025. "Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Associated with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalitis in a Child." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 24 (1): 127-130. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.3.2023.020.
هارفارد
Ahmed, E. Y., Al Rawahi, H., Al-Amrani, F., Al Masaoudi, L. and Al Yazidi, L. (2025) 'Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Associated with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalitis in a Child', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(1), pp. 127-130. doi:10.18295/squmj.3.2023.020.
فانكوفر
Ahmed EY, Al Rawahi H, Al-Amrani F, Al Masaoudi L, Al Yazidi L. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Associated with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalitis in a Child. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;24(1):127-130. doi:10.18295/squmj.3.2023.020
IEEE
E. Y. Ahmed, H. Al Rawahi, F. Al-Amrani, L. Al Masaoudi, and L. Al Yazidi, "Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Associated with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalitis in a Child," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 127-130, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.3.2023.020.