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Ramsay Hunt syndrome

info · Nervous system · ICD-10: B02.21

A herpes zoster that results_in inflammation located_in facial nerve, which leads to paralysis of one side of the face, has_material_basis_in Human herpesvirus 3 (Varicellovirus humanalpha3), which reactivates after appearing as chickenpox in childhood. The in

A herpes zoster that results_in inflammation located_in facial nerve, which leads to paralysis of one side of the face, has_material_basis_in Human herpesvirus 3 (Varicellovirus humanalpha3), which reactivates after appearing as chickenpox in childhood. The infection with symptoms of vesicular rash of the ear or mouth, with symptoms of tinnitus, with symptoms of vertigo, with symptoms of otalgia, and with symptoms of headache.

Also known as: Geniculate herpes zoster; Herpes zoster auricularis; Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis; Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2; Ramsay Hunt syndrome type II