Τρίτη 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2022

Herpes Zoster of The Larynx: A Narrow Diagnostic and Therapeutic Window

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Ear Nose Throat J. 2022 Feb 15:1455613221077594. doi: 10.1177/01455613221077594. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

We hereby present a rare case of laryngeal zoster presenting with unilateral odynophagia and hemifacial pain in an immunocompetent host. Visualization of the characteristic vesicles is challenging given their short-lived and at times delayed appearance; thus, laryngeal zoster may be a largely unrecognized cause of laryngitis and cranial neuropathies. Heightened aw areness may improve prompt diagnosis, referral and initiation of antiviral therapy, while guiding patient counselling on the associated long-term sequelae such as voice and swallowing impairments, and post-herpetic neuralgia.

PMID:35166603 | DOI:10.1177/01455613221077594

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