[Epidemic outbreak of herpes zoster oticus (Ramsay-Hunt syndrome)]

A Mochón; F Esteban; J Solano; M A González-Moles; J Mendoza; C Domínguez

[Epidemic outbreak of herpes zoster oticus (Ramsay-Hunt syndrome)]

An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am. 1995;22(4):339-48.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

A Mochón¹, F Esteban, J Solano, M A González-Moles, J Mendoza, C Domínguez

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Otorrinolaringología del Hospital Virgen de las Nieve de Granada.

PMID: 7573854

Abstract

In this paper are reported 5 cases of herpes zoster oticus diagnosed in our surroundings, all of them presented independently, in a two weeks term. Discussion of the disease's etiopathogeny besides the possibility of its spreading as outbreaks.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Cochlea / physiopathology
Ear, External / virology*
Electromyography
Facial Paralysis / virology*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / physiopathology
Herpes Zoster Oticus / complications
Herpes Zoster Oticus / virology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged