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Síndrome de Ramsay Hunt - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Síndrome de Hunt; Herpes otico

Definición:

Es un trastorno del cerebro y del sistema nervioso (trastorno neurológico) que ocurre cuando un virus ( varicela zoster) infecta ciertos nervios en la cabeza.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

El virus varicela zoster provoca el síndrome de Ramsay Hunt y otra causa común de debilidad facial, la parálisis de Bell (en la cual no se presenta erupción cutánea).

Este virus es parte de la familia de los virus herpes humanos que ocasionan herpes febril en la boca y herpes genital. Este virus también ocasiona herpes zóster (culebrilla) y varicela.

En las personas con el síndrome de Ramsay Hunt, se cree que este virus infecta el nervio facial cercano al oído interno, lo cual lleva a que se presente irritación e hinchazón.

  • Fecha de revisión: 2/6/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Daniel Kantor, MD, Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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