Herpes Zoster Oticus

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

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

Syndrome, Ramsay Hunt

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)