Management of RHS involves urgentantiviralsandsteroids. Outcomes are improved when treatment is initiated within 72 hours of onset.2 Figure 3. Vesicular rash of Ramsay Hunt syndrome Figure 4. Typical presentation of Ramsay Hunt syndrome Differential diagnoses ...
Shingles (herpes zoster) is a condition that arises as a result of the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV) following a previous chickenpox infection. The re-activated virus then infects the region of the skin that is supplied by the nerve it’s been inhabiting resulting in a pa...