Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis Treated with Infliximab

  • Margarida Gaudencio Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, EPE, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
  • Maria Inês Bertão Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, EPE, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
  • André Carvalho Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, EPE, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
  • Gabriela Pena Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, EPE, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
  • Isabel Bessa Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, EPE, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
  • Abílio Gonçalves Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, EPE, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12890/2021_003032

Keywords

Ramsay Hunt syndrome, herpes zoster oticus, ulcerative colitis, infliximab, immunosuppression

Abstract

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster that results from reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the geniculate ganglion of the VII cranial nerve. Immunosuppression can lead to reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus, resulting in herpes zoster. Here, we present a case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome in a patient with ulcerative colitis under treatment with infliximab.

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Published: 2021-12-09

Issue: 2021: Vol 8 No 12 (view)

Section: Articles

How to cite:
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Gaudencio M, Bertão MI, Carvalho A, Pena G, Bessa I, Gonçalves A. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis Treated with Infliximab. EJCRIM 2021;8 doi:10.12890/2021_003032.