Bilateral sequential Ramsay Hunt syndrome in an immunocompromised adult: a rare entity

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2024 Feb;106(2):197-199. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2022.0133. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

Abstract

Bilateral Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare clinical entity. We present a case of bilateral Ramsay Hunt syndrome in an immunocompromised adult, with sequential symptom onset. It is important to consider this as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with bilateral lower motor neuron facial weakness.

Keywords: Immunocompromise; Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Facial Paralysis* / etiology
  • Herpes Zoster Oticus* / diagnosis
  • Humans