Clinical and Therapeutic Features of Herpes Zoster Oticus: A Case Report

Ear shingles, also called herpes zoster oticus or Sicard syndrome, are a viral infection of the outer, middle and/or inner ear due to varicella zoster virus (VZV). Patients with ear involvement associated with facial palsy are clinically diagnosed with Ramsay-Hunt´s syndrome. We here report the case of a 22-year-old patient with herpes zoster oticus associated with peripheral facial palsy, Associated with other signs such as tinnitus, peripheral rotational vertigo, and hypoacusis. The objective of this study is to report our experience in the treatment of sicard syndrome and investigate the various clinical, para-clinical and evolutionary features of herpes zoster oticus and the therapeutic approaches.