Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Ear Nose Throat J. 2024 Oct;103(10):611-613. doi: 10.1177/01455613221077594. Epub 2022 Feb 15.
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 awareness 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.
我们在此报告一例罕见的免疫功能正常宿主中单侧咽痛和半面痛的带状疱疹病例。由于其短暂且有时出现延迟，特征性水疱的可视化具有挑战性；因此，喉带状疱疹可能是喉炎和颅神经病变的一个很大程度上未被认识的原因。提高认识可能有助于及时诊断、转诊和开始抗病毒治疗，同时指导患者了解相关的长期后遗症，如声音和吞咽障碍以及疱疹后神经痛。
