Laryngeal zoster: two esoteric cases
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https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20202803Keywords:
Laryngeal zoster, Zoster sine herpete, Herpes zosterAbstract
Herpes zoster is a neurocutaneous disease resulting from the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in dorsal sensory or cranial nerve ganglia. A thorough knowledge of laryngeal zoster is important to diagnose Zoster sine herpete. Case I shows polyneuritic involvement. Case II shows mononeuritic presentation. The clinical picture of laryngeal zoster varies from mucocutaneous lesions and paralysis to that mimicking malignancy leading to missed diagnoses.
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