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

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.

Keywords

• ramsay hunt syndrome
• herpes zoster oticus
• ulcerative colitis
• infliximab
• immunosuppression