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

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)

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.