Geniculate Herpes Zosters Definition
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Geniculate Herpes Zosters:
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)Synonym: auricular syndrome of ramsey hunt, herpetic geniculate ganglionitis, herpetic geniculate ganglionitides, herpes zoster oticus, herpes zoster cephalicus, herpes zoster auricularis, geniculate neuralgia, geniculate herpes zoster, ramsay hunt auricular syndrome.