Unusual presentation of Ramsay Hunt syndrome in renal transplant patients: Case report and literature review

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-74

  Mortada, R A ^a   El Fakih, R O ^a   Assi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Ramsay Hunt syndrome; Renal transplant; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; VALACICLOVIR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADULT; EAR; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MASTOIDITIS;

EID: 58649093979     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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