| Term Name: | Ramsay Hunt syndrome |
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| Synonyms: | Geniculate herpes zoster, geniculate neuralgia, Herpes zoster auricularis, herpes zoster oticus, Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis, nervus intermedius neuralgia, Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2, Ramsay Hunt syndrome type II, Ramsey Hunt syndrome |
| Definition: | 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 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 ) |