My 33 year old daughter has a severe case of Ramsey Hunt Syndrome. This has continued side affects since March of 2011. In March 2011 she was hospitalized for 5 days. She went through theropy and the original sysmtems linger, come & go, and now 10 months later she is saying doctors think her brain, heart, spine, and liver have been affected by the ramsey hunt swelling. Should she recover?
Hello, Ramsay Hunt Syn Chat Doctor.  There is NO LITERATURE that describes transport of the reactivated varicella virus to sites outside the central nervous system (specifically the 7th/8th cranial nerves).  Therefore, I would not link any residual symptoms of RH to anything of an inflammatory nature with the spine, heart, or liver.  RH is a self limited condition and does typically resolve with time although steroid therapy and antiviral treatment is believed to shorten the time to normal facial and optic (ear) function. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care