Ramsay Hunt syndrome in a young COVID-19 patient

The severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus-2 can present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, mainly respiratory, but also with different neurologic symptoms. On the other hand, the Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is a complication of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivatio...

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Autores principales:	Claudia P Alonzo-Correa, Eduardo Camacho-Martínez, Andres Bustamante-Arias, Alejandro Rodriguez-Garcia
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Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021
Materias:	covid-19 ramsay hunt syndrome sars-cov-2 varicella-zoster virus Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e3e800f057d24b24a9ef3ed4fcbaf37f2021-11-12T11:11:55ZRamsay Hunt syndrome in a young COVID-19 patient2666-490910.4103/pajo.pajo_104_21https://doaj.org/article/e3e800f057d24b24a9ef3ed4fcbaf37f2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thepajo.org/article.asp?issn=2666-4909;year=2021;volume=3;issue=1;spage=33;epage=33;aulast=Alonzo-Correahttps://doaj.org/toc/2666-4909The severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus-2 can present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, mainly respiratory, but also with different neurologic symptoms. On the other hand, the Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is a complication of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation presenting mainly in older patients, patients under stress, infection, or an immunocompromised state. We report a case of RHS in a young Mexican female patient who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in whom we believe that there is a strong possibility that VZV's unusual reactivation, presenting as RHS in a young patient, might have been a consequence of the immunological alterations induced by this coronavirus.Claudia P Alonzo-CorreaEduardo Camacho-MartínezAndres Bustamante-AriasAlejandro Rodriguez-GarciaWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticlecovid-19ramsay hunt syndromesars-cov-2varicella-zoster virusOphthalmologyRE1-994ENThe Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 33-33 (2021)
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description	The severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus-2 can present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, mainly respiratory, but also with different neurologic symptoms. On the other hand, the Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is a complication of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation presenting mainly in older patients, patients under stress, infection, or an immunocompromised state. We report a case of RHS in a young Mexican female patient who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in whom we believe that there is a strong possibility that VZV's unusual reactivation, presenting as RHS in a young patient, might have been a consequence of the immunological alterations induced by this coronavirus.
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author	Claudia P Alonzo-Correa Eduardo Camacho-Martínez Andres Bustamante-Arias Alejandro Rodriguez-Garcia
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title	Ramsay Hunt syndrome in a young COVID-19 patient
title_short	Ramsay Hunt syndrome in a young COVID-19 patient
title_full	Ramsay Hunt syndrome in a young COVID-19 patient
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publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate	2021
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Ramsay Hunt syndrome in a young COVID-19 patient

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