Pediatric Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: Analysis of Three Cases

Aydoğdu, İmran; Ataç, Enes; Saltürk, Zıya; Atar, Yavuz; Özdemir, Erdi; Uyar, Yavuz; Arslanoğlu, Ahmet; Berkıten, Güler

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“…[ 97 ] In addition, two case reports discussed a pediatric case of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. [ 98 99 100 ] The cases described a pediatric age group with facial paralysis due to VZV reactivation. The authors suggested that early diagnosis and treatment would have a positive effect on disease prognosis.…”

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Varicella infection in the Middle East: Prevalence, complications, and vaccination

Al-Turab

Chehadeh

2018

J Res Med Sci

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Varicella (chickenpox) is the primary infection of varicella-zoster virus (VZV), it is a mild self-limiting infection, but it is also highly contagious and can cause severe complications among high-risk group of individuals. It is usually a childhood infection providing lifelong immunity, but adults without varicella history are also susceptible to infection. High-risk group of individuals is more likely to develop serious complications. Varicella vaccine was introduced to protect this group of individuals and to prevent epidemic spread of VZV infection in a community. Thus, it was added to the recommended vaccination schedules for children in most developed countries. This review aimed to outline varicella status, seroprevalence, complications, and vaccination in the Middle East region. Based on our findings, children were the most affected age group, but there are also adult cases due to high number of expatriates, especially in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Central nervous system involvements and skin diseases followed by varicella pneumonia were the most varicella-associated complications. Varicella vaccine was introduced in most Middle East countries, either mandatory by the Ministries of Health or optional in the private clinics. Few numbers of studies have reported an obvious reduction in varicella prevalence, hospitalizations, and deaths in the Middle East following varicella vaccination. A basic database about varicella infection before the initiation and implementation of a vaccination policy is essential to determine the target group of individuals. As far as our knowledge, this is the first review about varicella infection in the Middle East.

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Varicella infection in the Middle East: Prevalence, complications, and vaccination

Al-Turab

Chehadeh

2018

J Res Med Sci

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“…U 10% dzieci z porażeniem nerwu twarzowego występuje RHS. Należy pamiętać, że zespół ten stanowi drugą najczęstszą nieurazową przyczynę porażenia nerwu twarzowego [7].…”

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“…Objawy spowodowane zajęciem nerwu czaszkowego VIII pojawiają się rzadziej w populacji pediatrycznej w porównaniu z dorosłymi. Utratę słu-chu obserwuje się u 24% dzieci obciążonych RHS [7], dlatego w tym zespole chorobowym istotna jest również diagnostyka laryngologiczna.…”

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“…co 8 godzin lub doustnie w dawce 20 mg/kg m.c. do maksymalnej dawki 800 mg 4 razy dziennie przez 7-10 dni u dzieci powyżej 6. roku ży-cia [7,11]. Leczenie przeciwwirusowe należy podjąć w ciągu 72 godzin.…”

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“…Kim i Bhimani proponują podawanie prednizonu w dawce około 1 mg/ kg m.c./dobę przez 5 dni [wg 3]. Połączenie obu leków daje w ciągu 72 godzin najlepsze rezultaty terapeutyczne [7,13]. Na uwagę zasługuje praca Kinishi i wsp., w któ-rej 62% pacjentów z RHS uzyskało całkowitą remisję przy zastosowaniu tylko glikokortykosteroidów, natomiast 90% przy zastosowaniu glikokortykosteroidów w połączeniu z lekami przeciwwirusowymi [wg 3].…”

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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 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.

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Pediatric Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: Analysis of Three Cases

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