Term Name: herpes zoster oticus
Synonyms: Geniculate herpes zoster, geniculate neuralgia, Herpes zoster auricularis, Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis, nervus intermedius neuralgia, Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2, Ramsay Hunt syndrome type II, Ramsey Hunt syndrome
Definition: A viral infectious disease 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, which reactivates after appearing as chickenpox in childhood. The infection has_symptom vesicular rash of the ear or mouth, has_symptom tinnitus, has_symptom vertigo, has_symptom otalgia, and has_symptom headache.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:9210]   ( DOID:9210 )

Relationships
is a type of: facial nerve disease viral infectious disease