Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Treatment with Infliximab

Figure 4

Clinical course of facial nerve paralysis and RA. Facial nerve paralysis as graded by Yanagihara’s scale recovered completely at 6 months after onset, except for a slight synkinesis. DAS28-ESR elevated after discontinuation of RA treatment but relieved after readministration of medications including MTX. RA: rheumatoid arthritis; DAS28: Disease Activity Score including a 28-joint count; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; MTX: methotrexate.