Herpes Zoster Oticus

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  • Disease or Syndrome
Definition:
A syndrome characterized by facial palsy in association with a herpetic eruption of the external auditory meatus. This may occasionally be associated with tinnitus, vertigo, deafness, severe otalgia, and inflammation of the pinna. The condition is caused by reactivation of a latent herpesvirus 3, human infection which causes inflammation of the facial and vestibular nerves, and may occasionally involve additional cranial nerves. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p757)
Synonyms:
  • Auricular Syndrome of Ramsay Hunt
  • Ganglionitis, Herpetic Geniculate
  • Geniculate Ganglionitides, Herpetic
  • Geniculate Ganglionitis, Herpetic
  • Geniculate Herpes Zoster
  • Geniculate Neuralgia
  • Geniculate Neuralgias
  • Herpes Zoster Auricularis
  • Herpes Zoster Cephalicus
  • Herpes Zoster, Geniculate
  • Herpetic Geniculate Ganglionitides
  • Herpetic Geniculate Ganglionitis
  • Neuralgia, Geniculate
  • Neuralgias, Geniculate
  • Ramsay Hunt Auricular Syndrome
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